Boys' name · since 1997
Tamaj
Tamaj has 111 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,769 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,290 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 111
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tamaj is the #9290 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 111 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Tamaj recorded 111 times among boys since 1997, holding rank #9290 nationally today, ahead of 33% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #16,769 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,290 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 111 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamaj ranks #16,769 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,290 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 111 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,769 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,290 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 111
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tamaj's 111 recorded births place it above 63.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Tamaj compares
111 28th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tamaj's all-time total is 70% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tamaj | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 111 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tamaj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tamaj's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tamaj popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Tamaj by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (49 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Tamaj's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Tamaj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 49 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tamaj's data
- Tamaj's decade-level peak was the 2000s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tamaj draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.