Recorded 1966–1991 Girls' name Peak 1967 143 births

Tamantha — girls' name

143 babies named Tamantha in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s661970s601980s121990s5
1960s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Tamantha was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

17 babies were named Tamantha in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamantha

The Social Security Administration has registered 143 babies named Tamantha between 1966 and 1991, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamantha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamantha performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tamantha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamantha 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 143 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.

Tamantha at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

143

Since 1966

26 years of records

Peak year

1967

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1966

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1991

Tamantha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1966

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1967)
17
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 199119841978197519731971196919671966 16

Tamantha by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
66 births that decade — 46% of Tamantha's all-time total
1960s661970s601980s121990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamantha?
143 babies have been named Tamantha since 1966. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1967 with 17 births.
When was Tamantha most popular?
Tamantha was most popular in the 1960s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Tamantha been used?
Tamantha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 26 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Tamantha?
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, 1966–1991 (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.