Girls' name · since 1958
Tamella
94 babies named Tamella in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #27,842 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 94
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
94 girls have been named Tamella since 1958, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tamella recorded 94 times among girls since 1958, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1985.
- #27,842 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 94 born since 1958
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamella ranks #27,842 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 94 born since 1958, peaking in the 1970s.
- #27,842 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 94
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tamella's 94 recorded births place it above 61.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tamella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tamella splits its recorded history at 1971: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tamella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1985
- Peak year (1958)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Tamella by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (36 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Tamella's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Tamella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
26 births
- 1970s
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 36 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Tamella's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 1980s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tamella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1958–1985 (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 Tamella 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.