Tamala vs Tamara

Side-by-side comparison of Tamala and Tamara — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tamala

Girl name

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Name B

Tamara

Girl name · Rank #1752

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Metric Tamala Tamara
Current Rank Unranked #1752
Total Births (all years) 2,873 131,170
Peak Year 1971 1970
Peak Year Births 176 4,721
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1950 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Tamala Tamara
1910ss — 6
1920ss — 30
1930ss — 292
1940ss — 2,365
1950ss 235 13,090
1960ss 1,189 39,006
1970ss 1,040 37,076
1980ss 306 21,236
1990ss 88 10,695
2000ss 15 5,100
2010ss — 1,719
2020ss — 555

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tamala Tamara
2014 — 168
2015 — 181
2016 — 154
2017 — 141
2018 — 114
2019 — 124
2020 — 107
2021 — 104
2022 — 120
2023 — 109
2024 — 115

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1950–2005.

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