Recorded 1958–1982 Girls' name Peak 1969 101 births

Tamilyn — girls' name

101 babies named Tamilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s171960s631970s161980s5
1960s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Tamilyn was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

13 babies were named Tamilyn in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamilyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Tamilyn between 1958 and 1982, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamilyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamilyn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tamilyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamilyn 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 101 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.

Tamilyn at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

101

Since 1958

25 years of records

Peak year

1969

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1958

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1982

Tamilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1958

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1969)
13
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
468101214 1982197519691967196219601958 6

Tamilyn by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
63 births that decade — 62% of Tamilyn's all-time total
1950s171960s631970s161980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamilyn?
101 babies have been named Tamilyn since 1958. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1969 with 13 births.
When was Tamilyn most popular?
Tamilyn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Tamilyn been used?
Tamilyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 25 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Tamilyn?
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, 1958–1982 (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.