Recorded 1974–1993 Girls' name Peak 1974 20 births

Tamarin — girls' name

20 babies named Tamarin in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s51990s5
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Tamarin was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

5 babies were named Tamarin in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamarin

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Tamarin between 1974 and 1993, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamarin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamarin performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tamarin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamarin 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 20 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.

Tamarin at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

20

Since 1974

20 years of records

Peak year

1974

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1974

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1993

Tamarin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1974

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1974)
5
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
5 1993198619791974 5

Tamarin by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
10 births that decade — 50% of Tamarin's all-time total
1970s101980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamarin?
20 babies have been named Tamarin since 1974. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1974 with 5 births.
When was Tamarin most popular?
Tamarin was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Tamarin been used?
Tamarin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 20 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Tamarin?
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, 1974–1993 (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.