Recorded 1917–2002 Girls' name Peak 1975 3,001 births

Tamiko — girls' name

3,001 babies named Tamiko in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s461960s6431970s19011980s3031990s802000s16
1970s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Tamiko was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

486 babies were named Tamiko in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamiko

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,001 babies named Tamiko between 1917 and 2002, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamiko currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 486 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamiko performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 1,901 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tamiko shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 248 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Tamiko in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamiko 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 3,001 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.

Tamiko at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

3,001

Since 1917

86 years of records

Peak year

1975

486 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1917

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2002

Tamiko popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1917

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1975)
486
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
-2000200400600 20021994198719801973196619271917 6

Tamiko popularity over time — boys

42 total births recorded since 1971 (Tamiko as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 42 births
05101520 19761975197319721971 8

Tamiko by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
1,901 births that decade — 63% of Tamiko's all-time total
1910s121920s461960s6431970s19011980s3031990s802000s16

Tamiko by state

Where Tamiko concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tamiko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
248 8.3%
#2 Michigan
218 7.3%
#3 New York
208 6.9%
#4 Georgia
198 6.6%
#5 Illinois
189 6.3%
#6 Texas
108 3.6%
#7 Ohio
101 3.4%
#8 Alabama
96 3.2%
California share of Tamiko's total US births 8.3%
Even split

248 of 3,001 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Tamiko appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamiko?
3,001 babies have been named Tamiko since 1917. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1975 with 486 births.
When was Tamiko most popular?
Tamiko was most popular in the 1970s decade with 1,901 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Tamiko most popular?
The top states for the name Tamiko are California (248 births), Michigan (218 births), New York (208 births).
How long has the name Tamiko been used?
Tamiko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 86 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Tamiko?
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.

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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, 1917–2002 (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.