Tammer
Tammer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Christiane Tammer, German mathematician Erik Tammer, Dutch football player Harald Tammer (1899–1942), Estonian weightlifter, athlete and journalist Peter Tammer, Australian film director Frances Tammer, Professor of Practice, University of Exeter
Meaning & Origin of Tammer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tammer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Christiane Tammer, German mathematician Erik Tammer, Dutch football player Harald Tammer (1899–1942), Estonian weightlifter, athlete and journalist Peter Tammer, Australian film director Frances Tammer, Professor of Practice, University of Exeter
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The Story of Tammer
Tammer first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 7 Tammers were born — ranking #9,113 that year. As of 2026, Tammer ranks #12,490 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 22 Tammers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tammer
Tammer is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Tammer's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #9,113. Use the chart and map above to compare Tammer'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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