Tammy

English, diminutive of Tamara

"date palm tree"

Tammy Origin and Meaning

The name Tammy is a girl's name of Scottish, English origin.

Made famous in fifties movies as a wholesome backwoods gal, Tammy was a Top 10 choice from the mid-60s to early-70s, but is now given to fewer than 100 babies per year in the US.

Tammy Rank in US Top 1000

# 840 in the US

Popularity of the name Tammy

• 1914 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Tammy

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Tammy.

• Jodi
• Kerry
• Kirstie
• Tatianna
• Tracy
• Kornelia
• Jaimi
• Jody
• Toni
• Cammy
• Dee
• Sabryna
• Sammy
• Carin
• Cyndi
• Merrie
• Kim
• Jeannie
• Gina
• Trystan

Famous People Named Tammy

• Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh) American country music singer
• Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin US Senator from Wisconsin
• Tamara "Tammy" Faye Messner American televangelist
• Tamara Lynn "Tammy" Sytch American pro wrestler
• (Ladda) Tammy Duckworth U.S. Congresswoman from Illinois
• Tammy Blanchard American actress
• Tammy Eloise Jackson American basketball player
• Tammy Lee Grimes American actress and singer
• Tammy K. Bruce radio host, author, political commentator
• Tammy O'Rourke American child actress
• Tamara "Tammy" Leitner American TV journalist and reality TV personality
• Tamara Kim "Tammy" Sutton Brown, Canadian basketball player
• Tamsin Tilley "Tammy" Beaumont English cricketer
• Tammy Wynette Graham American country music singer
• Tammy MacIntosh Australian actress

The name Tammy in Pop Culture

• Tambrey "Tammy" Tyree from "Tammy" movies & TV series
• Tammy Swanson Ron's ex,wives in "Parks and Recreation"
• Tammy Swanson Ron's mother on "Parks and Recreation"
• Tammy Banks from 2014 film "Tammy"
• Tammy Larsen from animated TV show "Bob's Burgers"
• Tammy Campbell character on TV's "Mad Men"
• Tammy Gueterman from animated series "Rick and Morty"
• "Tammy's Song " song by Kendrick Lamar
• "Tammy " British girls' comic
• Tammy Sarah Paulson's character in the film "Ocean's 8"