Tamu is a very rare variant of Tammy that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.
Tamu is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1980. Tamu first appears in 1969 and peaked in 1972 (55 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7 | — | #8,981 | — |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #10,074 | — |
| 1978 | 16 | — | #4,435 | — |
| 1977 | 12 | — | #5,502 | — |
| 1976 | 30 | — | #2,991 | #6,395 |
| 1975 | 36 | — | #2,318 | — |
| 1974 | 36 | — | #2,248 | — |
| 1973 | 26 | — | #2,742 | — |
| 1972 | 55 | — | #1,653 | — |
| 1971 | 46 | — | #1,905 | — |
| 1970 | 13 | — | #4,463 | — |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #6,535 | — |