Recorded 1976–2007 Boys' name Peak 1991 83 births

Tamel — boys' name

83 babies named Tamel in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s181990s342000s25
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Tamel was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

10 babies were named Tamel in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamel

The Social Security Administration has registered 83 babies named Tamel between 1976 and 2007, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tamel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tamel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tamel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamel 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 83 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.

Tamel at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

83

Since 1976

32 years of records

Peak year

1991

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1976

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2007

Tamel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1976

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1991)
10
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4681012 200720052004200119981993199219911989198819861976 6

Tamel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
34 births that decade — 41% of Tamel's all-time total
1970s61980s181990s342000s25

Tamel by state

Where Tamel concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tamel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
27 32.5%
New York share of Tamel's total US births 32.5%

27 of 83 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamel?
83 babies have been named Tamel since 1976. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1991 with 10 births.
When was Tamel most popular?
Tamel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Tamel most popular?
The top states for the name Tamel are New York (27 births).
How long has the name Tamel been used?
Tamel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 32 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Tamel?
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.

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, 1976–2007 (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.