Recorded 1958–1988 Girls' name Peak 1958 144 births

Tamalyn — girls' name

144 babies named Tamalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s261960s791970s331980s6
1960s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Tamalyn was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

17 babies were named Tamalyn in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Tamalyn between 1958 and 1988, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamalyn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tamalyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamalyn 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 144 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.

Tamalyn at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

144

Since 1958

31 years of records

Peak year

1958

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1958

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1988

Tamalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1958

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1958)
17
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 1988197219691966196219591958 17

Tamalyn by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
79 births that decade — 55% of Tamalyn's all-time total
1950s261960s791970s331980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamalyn?
144 babies have been named Tamalyn since 1958. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1958 with 17 births.
When was Tamalyn most popular?
Tamalyn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Tamalyn been used?
Tamalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 31 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Tamalyn?
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, 1958–1988 (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.