Tami
Usage of Tami in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Tami against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Tami is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Tami is a Japanese name meaning “people,” with Tamiko as a variant. Tami is Hindi for “dark side of the moon.”
Tami in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 12 girls were named Tami, making it the #8362 girls' name in the US. Since 1942, 37,927 girls have been named Tami, with the most (2,741) in 1959.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | #967 boys (all ages) | 117 | Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), 2026 |
| Israel | #301 girls (all ages) | 2,426 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 1949-2024 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Tami
There are 26 towns and villages with Tami in their name, in 14 countries.
🇲🇦 Morocco 6🇵🇰 Pakistan 3🇨🇴 Colombia 2🇩🇿 Algeria 2🇰🇵 North Korea 2🇳🇬 Nigeria 2🇾🇪 Yemen 2🇨🇳 China 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borgo Tami | Friuli Venezia Giulia, 🇮🇹 Italy | 55 | Map |
| El Tami | Antioquia, 🇨🇴 Colombia | – | Map |
| El Tamí | Antioquia, 🇨🇴 Colombia | – | Map |
| Id Tami | Guelmim-Oued Noun, 🇲🇦 Morocco | – | Map |
| Padangan Tami | Papua, 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – | Map |
| Ruwakas Tami | Katsina State, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
| Tami | Xinjiang, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Tami | Kaduna State, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
| Tami | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Tami | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Tami
There are 2 lakes and reservoirs with Tami in their name, in 2 countries.
🇮🇷 Iran 1🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Tami | California, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Daryācheh-ye Tamī | Khuzestan, 🇮🇷 Iran | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Tami songs
One song on Wikidata has Tami in its title:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Tami
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Tami.
Fictional characters named Tami
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Tami as a pet name
FurryName has found 12 dogs named Tami in public pet registers, making it the #5,690 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Maple Ridge (1), Basel (1), Vancouver (1). Tami as a dog name →
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