Recorded 1958–1986 Girls' name Peak 1977 165 births

Tamelia — girls' name

165 babies named Tamelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s541970s641980s41
1970s
Peak decade

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

1977
Single peak year

13 babies were named Tamelia in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 165 babies named Tamelia between 1958 and 1986, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamelia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamelia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tamelia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamelia 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 165 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.

Tamelia at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

165

Since 1958

29 years of records

Peak year

1977

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1958

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1986

Tamelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1958

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1977)
13
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
468101214 19861982197919761971196619631958 6

Tamelia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
64 births that decade — 39% of Tamelia's all-time total
1950s61960s541970s641980s41

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamelia?
165 babies have been named Tamelia since 1958. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1977 with 13 births.
When was Tamelia most popular?
Tamelia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Tamelia been used?
Tamelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 29 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Tamelia?
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, 1958–1986 (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.