Recorded 1972–1982 Boys' name Peak 1973 87 births

Tacuma — boys' name

87 babies named Tacuma in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s681980s19
1970s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Tacuma was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

16 babies were named Tacuma in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tacuma

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Tacuma between 1972 and 1982, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tacuma currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tacuma performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tacuma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tacuma in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tacuma in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 87 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tacuma at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

87

Since 1972

11 years of records

Peak year

1973

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1972

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1982

Tacuma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1972

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1973)
16
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
05101520 1982198119801979197819771975197419731972 6

Tacuma by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
68 births that decade — 78% of Tacuma's all-time total
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Tacuma by state

Where Tacuma concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tacuma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
7 8.0%
New York share of Tacuma's total US births 8.0%

7 of 87 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tacuma?
87 babies have been named Tacuma since 1972. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1973 with 16 births.
When was Tacuma most popular?
Tacuma was most popular in the 1970s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Tacuma most popular?
The top states for the name Tacuma are New York (7 births).
How long has the name Tacuma been used?
Tacuma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 11 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Tacuma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tacoma, Tacari, Tacori, Tacorey, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.