Girls' name · since 1976
Tamarind
Tamarind has 10 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #56,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tamarind sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Tamarind recorded 10 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1979.
- #56,667 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1976
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamarind ranks #56,667 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1976, peaking in the 1970s.
- #56,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tamarind's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tamarind's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tamarind's full recorded timeline at 1979, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births.
Tamarind popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1979
- Peak year (1976)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Tamarind by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Tamarind's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Tamarind births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tamarind: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~3 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, 1976–1979 (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 Tamarind 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.