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The baby name Tami is a Girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TAM-ee.

Tami is English, Hebrew, Japanese in Origin.

Gender: Girl
Syllables: 2
Origin: English, Hebrew, Japanese
Pronunciation: TAM-ee

What is the meaning of the name Tami ?

The baby name Tami is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TAM-ee.

Tami is English, Hebrew, Japanese in Origin.

In English use, Tami is a clipped and respelled pet form of Tammy, itself a diminutive of Tamara. The root is Hebrew תָּמָר, Tamar, a biblical feminine name and common noun for the date palm. Its Semitic consonantal base t-m-r names the palm or its fruit; the final -i in Tami is English hypocoristic spelling rather than part of the Hebrew root.

Tamara became familiar in Russian and other European languages, while Tammy and Tami developed mainly in twentieth-century English-speaking usage. In the United States, Tami is closely associated with mid-century nickname names and has declined since its peak decades. Separate from this line, Japanese Tami can be written with kanji such as 多美, many/abundant plus beauty, 多実, abundant plus fruit/truth, or 民, people, so its meaning depends on the chosen characters.

Tami has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Tami

Tami Erin Actor · Born 1974 · United States Tami Erin is an American former actress and model, best known for playing Pippi Longstocking in the 1988 film The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking. Born Tamara Erin Klicman on July 8, 1974, she became widely recognized for that role when the movie was released internationally by Columbia Pictures.

Tami – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
GE 0 #44 1 997
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
JP 0 #75 3 4,057
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
GE Girls 0 #95 10 1,564
ID Girls 0 #101 2 3,319
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
CY Girls 0 #124 2 3,755
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
IL Girls 0 #126 1,173 11,648
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
GR 0 #133 3 3,911
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
IL 0 #138 160 6,291
MT Girls 0 #151 3 3,773
PS 0 #151 68 5,692
CR 0 #157 9 5,526
PR Girls 0 #166 2 3,171
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
Sweden Girls 2011 #174 2 1,465
SI Girls 0 #175 3 2,769
UY 0 #175 8 2,477
AR 0 #177 10 2,915
AE 0 #185 3 10,220
PS Girls 0 #192 520 10,981
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
AO Girls 0 #212 6 4,575
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
HU Girls 0 #219 7 3,308
GR Girls 0 #228 15 6,293
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
JP Girls 0 #232 14 6,592
JM Girls 0 #236 24 7,507
BD 0 #239 3 5,992
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
EC Girls 0 #255 4 3,650
MO Girls 0 #259 5 7,056
TW Girls 0 #267 10 8,139
France Girls 1960 #271 4 1,125
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
SG 0 #280 3 11,010
HR Girls 0 #292 3 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #295 2 6,578
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
Canada Girls 1993 #308 5 2,282
KZ Girls 0 #310 11 5,862
SA 0 #310 3 10,560
DK Girls 0 #321 9 7,429
PE 0 #326 4 6,350
BR 0 #331 15 5,969
CZ Girls 0 #331 11 5,378
QA Girls 0 #335 9 15,378
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
Austria Girls 0 #346 75 1,885
HK 0 #354 4 8,483
CN Girls 0 #356 4 8,829
PL Girls 0 #356 9 5,096
AR Girls 0 #358 298 8,289
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
MU Girls 0 #361 2 8,539
CL 0 #365 47 6,867
UY Girls 0 #373 143 6,731
OM Girls 0 #378 19 15,987
YE 0 #391 8 8,639
Finland Boys 0 #398 30 2,041
BD Girls 0 #405 2 8,413
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
UY Boys 0 #410 4 5,922
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
Germany 0 #416 22 2,542
LY 0 #419 119 12,703
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
ZA 0 #433 15 14,421
Spain 0 #439 14 2,326
MX 0 #444 2 8,339
RU Girls 0 #453 46 11,913
CR Girls 0 #455 78 11,342
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
PT Girls 0 #466 6 7,952
PA Girls 0 #471 11 9,861
AR Boys 0 #478 6 7,628
MA 0 #494 1,011 20,986
AE Girls 0 #496 58 20,968
KW Girls 0 #500 16 19,177
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
CL Girls 0 #511 383 14,098
IR Girls 0 #518 13 8,334
RU Boys 0 #523 4 12,621
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
PS Boys 0 #537 12 10,655
GT Girls 0 #538 4 7,500
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
CM Girls 0 #557 4 11,671
IR Boys 0 #558 8 10,162
SG Girls 0 #561 26 18,916
Finland Boys 2026 #567 117 3,552
CM Boys 0 #568 8 12,054
BO Girls 0 #570 42 9,488
BH 0 #583 5 17,937
IL Boys 0 #589 19 10,983
HK Girls 0 #591 25 16,104
BD Boys 0 #601 5 10,045
Germany Girls 0 #630 212 4,949
LB 0 #644 15 13,263
IN Girls 0 #648 7 13,121
IQ Boys 0 #690 8 13,071
CL Boys 0 #697 4 13,390
SY 0 #708 21 11,684
Finland Girls 2026 #734 5 3,895
SG Boys 0 #738 2 17,960
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
KW Boys 0 #746 24 18,755
NG Girls 0 #760 27 15,093
Spain Girls 0 #762 223 5,561
BR Boys 0 #783 3 12,213
BR Girls 0 #826 116 12,708
TN 0 #857 9 13,765
PE Girls 0 #889 55 14,861
SA Girls 0 #901 35 25,931
Spain Boys 0 #907 24 5,610
United States Girls 2024 #910 7 8,487
CO Boys 0 #910 11 15,656
OM Boys 0 #912 7 17,948
NL Girls 0 #918 38 5,933
EG Boys 0 #923 3 15,035
PE Boys 0 #923 4 14,506
NG Boys 0 #929 23 16,906
CO Girls 0 #932 147 16,140
EG Girls 0 #950 10 14,742
DZ 0 #961 216 20,130
MY Girls 0 #967 28 24,821
ZA Girls 0 #1,010 132 25,928
MX Boys 0 #1,030 4 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,033 7 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,078 15 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,086 93 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,092 20 25,439
MX Girls 0 #1,152 32 17,781
TR 0 #1,194 18 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,313 134 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,441 31 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,539 76 28,008

Tami is popular in 84 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Scotland, United Kingdom
AE
AF
AO

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People also ask about Tami

Tami is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Tami is a 2 syllable name, pronounced TAM-ee.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Tamar, Tamara, Tammy, Tammi, Tammie and Tamie.
Yes — Tami ranked #174 in Sweden in 2011, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Tami ranks highest in Sweden (#174 in 2011).
Yes — 1 notable people named Tami are in our database, including Tami Erin (Actor).