Tammy

English, diminutive of Tamara

"date palm tree"

Updated Wed Apr 09 2025

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.

# 840 in the US

Tammy Rank in US Top 1000

Popularity of the name Tammy

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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"