Boys' name · since 1971
Tamir
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 2,401 babies named Tamir, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,948 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,816 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,401
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
Tamir currently ranks #1816 among boys' names in America, with 2,401 babies recorded since 1971.
Tamir has 2,401 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1816 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #2,948 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,816 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,401 born since 1971
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamir ranks #2,948 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,816 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,401 born since 1971, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,948 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,816 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,401
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
Tamir's 2,401 recorded births place it above 93.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New Jersey.
How Tamir compares
2,401 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tamir's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tamir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,401 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 113 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tamir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tamir's full recorded timeline at 1999, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 113 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tamir popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 113
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Tamir popularity over time - girls
59 total births recorded since 1998 (Tamir as girls' name)
Tamir by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (589 births, 25% of the file).
2020s was Tamir's strongest decade.
589 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Tamir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 115
1970s
115 births
- 1980s 200
1980s
200 births
- 1990s
1990s
382 births
- 2000s
2000s
530 births
- 2010s
2010s
585 births
- 2020s
2020s
589 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 589 births (25% of all-time use).
How Tamir compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tamir's total volume
Tamir by state
Where Tamir concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 304 | 12.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 236 | 9.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 197 | 8.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 108 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 94 | 3.9% |
| #6 | California | | 63 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 52 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Texas | | 35 | 1.5% |
304 of 2,401 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Tamir appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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- New Jersey records the most Tamirs (304 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tamir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tamir draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.