Recorded 1959–1978 Girls' name Peak 1959 53 births

Tamah — girls' name

53 babies named Tamah in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71960s221970s24
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Tamah was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tamah in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamah

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Tamah between 1959 and 1978, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamah performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tamah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamah 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 53 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.

Tamah at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

53

Since 1959

20 years of records

Peak year

1959

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1959

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1978

Tamah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1959

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1959)
7
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197819761974197119691964196119601959 7

Tamah by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
24 births that decade — 45% of Tamah's all-time total
1950s71960s221970s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamah?
53 babies have been named Tamah since 1959. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1959 with 7 births.
When was Tamah most popular?
Tamah was most popular in the 1970s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Tamah been used?
Tamah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 20 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Tamah?
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, 1959–1978 (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.