Tammany
Tamanend, historically also known as Taminent, Tammany, Saint Tammany or King Tammany, was the Chief of Chiefs and Chief of the Turtle (Pùkuwànku) clan of the Lenni-Lenape nation in the Delaware Valley signing the founding peace treaty with William Penn.
Meaning & Origin of Tammany
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tamanend, historically also known as Taminent, Tammany, Saint Tammany or King Tammany, was the Chief of Chiefs and Chief of the Turtle (Pùkuwànku) clan of the Lenni-Lenape nation in the Delaware Valley signing the founding peace treaty with William Penn.
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The Story of Tammany
The earliest SSA record of Tammany as a baby girl name dates back to 1963, when 6 babies received it. 1963 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Tammany — #5,890 in the national rankings. Tammany last appeared in the published SSA data in 1963, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Tammany
Tammany is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Tammany's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #5,890. Use the chart and map above to compare Tammany'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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