Recorded 1918–1928 Girls' name Peak 1918 15 births

Tamae — girls' name

15 babies named Tamae in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s10
1920s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Tamae was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

5 babies were named Tamae in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamae

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Tamae between 1918 and 1928, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamae performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tamae shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tamae in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamae 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 15 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.

Tamae at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

15

Since 1918

11 years of records

Peak year

1918

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1918

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1928

Tamae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1918

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1918)
5
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5 192819211918 5

Tamae by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 67% of Tamae's all-time total
1910s51920s10

Tamae by state

Where Tamae concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tamae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
5 33.3%
Hawaii share of Tamae's total US births 33.3%

5 of 15 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamae?
15 babies have been named Tamae since 1918. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1918 with 5 births.
When was Tamae most popular?
Tamae was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Tamae most popular?
The top states for the name Tamae are Hawaii (5 births).
How long has the name Tamae been used?
Tamae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 11 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Tamae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tammy, Tamara, Tami, Tammie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1918–1928 (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.