Recorded 1957–1977 Girls' name Peak 1966 230 births

Tamberly — girls' name

230 babies named Tamberly in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s231960s1441970s63
1960s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Tamberly was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

24 babies were named Tamberly in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamberly

The Social Security Administration has registered 230 babies named Tamberly between 1957 and 1977, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamberly currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamberly performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tamberly shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tamberly in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamberly 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 230 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.

Tamberly at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

230

Since 1957

21 years of records

Peak year

1966

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1957

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1977

Tamberly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1957

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1966)
24
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
0510152025 19771973197019671964196119581957 6

Tamberly by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
144 births that decade — 63% of Tamberly's all-time total
1950s231960s1441970s63

Tamberly by state

Where Tamberly concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tamberly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.2%
California share of Tamberly's total US births 2.2%

5 of 230 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamberly?
230 babies have been named Tamberly since 1957. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1966 with 24 births.
When was Tamberly most popular?
Tamberly was most popular in the 1960s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
Where is Tamberly most popular?
The top states for the name Tamberly are California (5 births).
How long has the name Tamberly been used?
Tamberly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 21 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Tamberly?
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, 1957–1977 (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.