Unisex name · since 1980
Tamaris
32 babies named Tamaris in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #40,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tamaris is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 32 have been recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamaris has been recorded 32 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2001.
- #40,362 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 32 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamaris ranks #40,362 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #40,362 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tamaris's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tamaris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tamaris's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tamaris popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2001
- Peak year (1999)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Tamaris popularity over time - boys
26 total births recorded since 1982 (Tamaris as boys' name)
Tamaris by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (17 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Tamaris's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Tamaris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 17 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Tamaris's decade-level peak was the 1990s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tamaris: 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 (~21 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, 1980–2001 (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 Tamaris 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.