How Many People Are Named Tami?
An estimated 31,924 people in the United States have the first name Tami. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Tami peaked in popularity in 1959 with 2,746 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tami as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tami paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Tami is overwhelmingly female, 90 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Tami has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
31,924
About 1 in 10,737 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1959
2,746 births
Total Registered
38,004
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tami
Tami is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 38,004 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Tami as a male name
Ranked #7,254 in 1982
5 male births in 1982
Peak: 1947 (8 births)
Tami as a female name
Ranked #13,288 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1959 (2,741 births)
Tami: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tami span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 18,463 babies were registered. Tami has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tami by Decade
How has Tami tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tami by State
Birth registrations for Tami span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Washington. The lowest are in Delaware, Vermont, Rhode Island. On average, about 704 Tamis were registered per state.
Tami + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tami as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tami
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tami: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tami?
We estimate approximately 31,924 people named Tami are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 10,737 Americans share this first name.
Is Tami a common name?
Tami is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 38,004 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tami most popular?
Tami reached peak popularity in 1959, when 2,746 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tami is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tami a female name?
Tami is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tami Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tami Smith, Tami Johnson, Tami Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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