Unisex name · since 1970

Tamboura

Tamboura has 12 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#32,992 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1970
1970s
peak decade

12 boys have been named Tamboura since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Tamboura has 12 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1973.

  • #32,992 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 12 born since 1970
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamboura ranks #32,992 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.

#32,992 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1970
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tamboura's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tamboura's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Tamboura splits its recorded history at 1973: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Tamboura popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1973

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1973)
7
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19701973 7

Tamboura popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 1970 (Tamboura as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1970 5

Tamboura by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).

1970s was Tamboura's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Tamboura births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamboura? ▼
Tamboura has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 1970, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #32,992 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1973. 7 babies were born in 1973, its single highest year.
Where does Tamboura sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamboura ranks #32,992 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tamboura most popular? ▼
Tamboura was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Is Tamboura a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Tamboura is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 12 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Tamboura been used? ▼
Records for Tamboura go back to 1970, giving 4 years of history through 1973.
What names are similar to Tamboura? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tamir, Tammy, Tam, Tamar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tamboura: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1970–1973 (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 Tamboura 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.