Recorded 1970–2009 Girls' name Peak 1992 215 births

Tamber — girls' name

215 babies named Tamber in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s751990s842000s28
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Tamber was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

13 babies were named Tamber in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamber

The Social Security Administration has registered 215 babies named Tamber between 1970 and 2009, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamber currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamber performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tamber shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tamber in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamber 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 215 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.

Tamber at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

215

Since 1970

40 years of records

Peak year

1992

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1970

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2009

Tamber popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1970

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1992)
13
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
468101214 20092000199619921987198319781970 6

Tamber by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
84 births that decade — 39% of Tamber's all-time total
1970s281980s751990s842000s28

Tamber by state

Where Tamber concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tamber
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.3%
Texas share of Tamber's total US births 2.3%

5 of 215 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamber?
215 babies have been named Tamber since 1970. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1992 with 13 births.
When was Tamber most popular?
Tamber was most popular in the 1990s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Tamber most popular?
The top states for the name Tamber are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Tamber been used?
Tamber has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 40 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Tamber?
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, 1970–2009 (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.