Recorded 1972–2023 Boys' name Peak 2004 793 births

Tamer — boys' name

793 babies named Tamer in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s961980s1511990s2032000s2142010s1082020s21
2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Tamer was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

31 babies were named Tamer in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamer

The Social Security Administration has registered 793 babies named Tamer between 1972 and 2023, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tamer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamer performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 214 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tamer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 50 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Tamer in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamer 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 793 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.

Tamer at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

793

Since 1972

52 years of records

Peak year

2004

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1972

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tamer popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1972

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2004)
31
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
010203040 202320152008200119941987198019731972 10

Tamer popularity over time — girls

33 total births recorded since 1907 (Tamer as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 33 births
4681012 19251918191619121907 5

Tamer by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
214 births that decade — 27% of Tamer's all-time total
1970s961980s1511990s2032000s2142010s1082020s21

Tamer by state

Where Tamer concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Tamer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
50 6.3%
#2 California
45 5.7%
#3 New Jersey
17 2.1%
#4 Illinois
5 0.6%
New York share of Tamer's total US births 6.3%
Even split

50 of 793 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamer?
793 babies have been named Tamer since 1972. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2004 with 31 births.
When was Tamer most popular?
Tamer was most popular in the 2000s decade with 214 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Tamer most popular?
The top states for the name Tamer are New York (50 births), California (45 births), New Jersey (17 births).
How long has the name Tamer been used?
Tamer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 52 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tamer?
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, 1972–2023 (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.