Tamey
The Australian golden whistler or golden whistler, is a species of passerine bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in forest, woodland, mallee, mangrove and scrub in Australia. Most populations are resident, but some in south-eastern Australia migrate north during the winter.
Meaning & Origin of Tamey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Australian golden whistler or golden whistler, is a species of passerine bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in forest, woodland, mallee, mangrove and scrub in Australia. Most populations are resident, but some in south-eastern Australia migrate north during the winter.
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The Story of Tamey
The earliest SSA record of Tamey as a baby girl name dates back to 1957, when 8 babies received it. 1958 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Tamey — #2,259 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 47% of all recorded Tameys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1974 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 150 Tameys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tamey
Tamey is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 150 births in the dataset. Tamey's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #2,259. Use the chart and map above to compare Tamey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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