Boys' name · since 2011
Tamatoa
46 babies named Tamatoa in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,820 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tamatoa sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 46 recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Tamatoa recorded 46 times among boys since 2011, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2024.
- #22,820 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 46 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamatoa ranks #22,820 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,820 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tamatoa's 46 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tamatoa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tamatoa splits its recorded history at 2016: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tamatoa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2024
- Peak year (2013)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Tamatoa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (27 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Tamatoa's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Tamatoa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 27 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Tamatoa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2011–2024 (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 Tamatoa 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.