Boys' name · since 1974
Tamarcus
Tamarcus has 554 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,424 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 554
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tamarcus is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 554 have been recorded since 1974.
Tamarcus has 554 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2024.
- #7,424 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 554 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamarcus ranks #7,424 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 554 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,424 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 554
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tamarcus's 554 recorded births place it above 83.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Tamarcus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tamarcus's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tamarcus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2024
- Peak year (1999)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Tamarcus by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (161 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Tamarcus's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Tamarcus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
141 births
- 1990s
1990s
161 births
- 2000s
2000s
147 births
- 2010s 57
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 161 births (29% of all-time use).
How Tamarcus compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tamarcus's total volume
Tamarcus by state
Where Tamarcus concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 22 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 13 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 6 | 1.1% |
22 of 554 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Tamarcus's decade-level peak was the 1990s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Tamarcuss (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tamarcus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
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, 1974–2024 (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 Tamarcus 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.