Boys' name · since 1973

Tamal

Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Tamal, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#31,064 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade

Tamal sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 1973.

Tamal has 16 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1995.

  • #31,064 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1973
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamal ranks #31,064 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.

#31,064 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tamal's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tamal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Tamal's full recorded timeline at 1976, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Tamal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1995

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1973)
6
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
4.555.566.5 197319761995 5

Tamal by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).

1970s was Tamal's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Tamal births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamal? ▼
Tamal has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #31,064 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1995. 6 babies were born in 1973, its single highest year.
Where does Tamal sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamal ranks #31,064 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tamal most popular? ▼
Tamal was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Tamal been used? ▼
Records for Tamal go back to 1973, giving 23 years of history through 1995.
What names are similar to Tamal? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tamir, Tammy, Tam, Tamar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Tamal's data

  • Tamal's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Tamal

Nearby Names Like Tamal

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tamal

Tamir Boy
#1816 2,401 births
Tammy Boy
1,392 births
Tam Boy
#12193 987 births
Tamar Boy
886 births
Tamer Boy
#10931 799 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Brother
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Hillie
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Rozier
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Arvy
16 births · Peak 1927
Bunyon
16 births · Peak 1919
Chatman
16 births · Peak 1921
Crawley
16 births · Peak 1918
Lurie
16 births · Peak 1953

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tamal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1973–1995 (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 Tamal 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.