Girls' name · since 1970
Tamber
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.
- #19,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 215
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tamber sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 215 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamber has been recorded 215 times among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 2009.
- #19,096 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 215 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamber ranks #19,096 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 215 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 215
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tamber's 215 recorded births place it above 73.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Tamber's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tamber's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tamber popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2009
- Peak year (1992)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Tamber by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (84 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Tamber's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Tamber births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 84 births (39% of all-time use).
Tamber by state
Where Tamber concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 215 births nationwide.
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- Tamber's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (84 total births) through the 2000s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Tambers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tamber: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1970–2009 (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 Tamber 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.