Recorded 1967–1987 Girls' name Peak 1970 17 births

Tamilla — girls' name

17 babies named Tamilla in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s71980s5
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Tamilla was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tamilla in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamilla

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Tamilla between 1967 and 1987, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamilla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamilla performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tamilla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamilla 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 17 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.

Tamilla at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

17

Since 1967

21 years of records

Peak year

1970

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1967

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1987

Tamilla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1967

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1970)
7
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198719701967 5

Tamilla by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
7 births that decade — 41% of Tamilla's all-time total
1960s51970s71980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamilla?
17 babies have been named Tamilla since 1967. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1970 with 7 births.
When was Tamilla most popular?
Tamilla was most popular in the 1970s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Tamilla been used?
Tamilla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 21 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Tamilla?
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, 1967–1987 (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.