Recorded 1957–2023 Girls' name Peak 1968 572 births

Tamila — girls' name

572 babies named Tamila in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s361960s2101970s1671980s791990s272000s182010s302020s5
1960s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Tamila was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

30 babies were named Tamila in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamila

The Social Security Administration has registered 572 babies named Tamila between 1957 and 2023, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamila performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 210 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Tamila shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tamila in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamila 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 572 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.

Tamila at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

572

Since 1957

67 years of records

Peak year

1968

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1957

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tamila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1957

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1968)
30
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Tamila by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
210 births that decade — 37% of Tamila's all-time total
1950s361960s2101970s1671980s791990s272000s182010s302020s5

Tamila by state

Where Tamila concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tamila
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.0%
#2 Texas
6 1.0%
California share of Tamila's total US births 1.0%
Even split

6 of 572 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamila?
572 babies have been named Tamila since 1957. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1968 with 30 births.
When was Tamila most popular?
Tamila was most popular in the 1960s decade with 210 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Tamila most popular?
The top states for the name Tamila are California (6 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Tamila been used?
Tamila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 67 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tamila?
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, 1957–2023 (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.