Recorded 1966–1978 Girls' name Peak 1968 85 births

Tametha — girls' name

85 babies named Tametha in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s371970s48
1970s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Tametha was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

14 babies were named Tametha in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tametha

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Tametha between 1966 and 1978, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tametha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tametha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tametha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tametha 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 85 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.

Tametha at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

85

Since 1966

13 years of records

Peak year

1968

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1966

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1978

Tametha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1966

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1968)
14
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
46810121416 19781975197419731972197119701969196819671966 7

Tametha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
48 births that decade — 56% of Tametha's all-time total
1960s371970s48

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tametha?
85 babies have been named Tametha since 1966. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1968 with 14 births.
When was Tametha most popular?
Tametha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Tametha been used?
Tametha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 13 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Tametha?
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, 1966–1978 (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.