Recorded 1966–1988 Girls' name Peak 1970 454 births

Tamitha — girls' name

454 babies named Tamitha in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1611970s2311980s62
1970s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Tamitha was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

55 babies were named Tamitha in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamitha

The Social Security Administration has registered 454 babies named Tamitha between 1966 and 1988, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamitha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamitha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 231 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tamitha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Tamitha in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamitha 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 454 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.

Tamitha at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

454

Since 1966

23 years of records

Peak year

1970

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1966

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1988

Tamitha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1966

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1970)
55
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
0204060 19881984198019771974197119681966 27

Tamitha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
231 births that decade — 51% of Tamitha's all-time total
1960s1611970s2311980s62

Tamitha by state

Where Tamitha concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Tamitha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
6 1.3%
#2 Texas
6 1.3%
#3 Missouri
5 1.1%
#4 Tennessee
5 1.1%
#5 Virginia
5 1.1%
Ohio share of Tamitha's total US births 1.3%
Even split

6 of 454 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamitha?
454 babies have been named Tamitha since 1966. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1970 with 55 births.
When was Tamitha most popular?
Tamitha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 231 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Tamitha most popular?
The top states for the name Tamitha are Ohio (6 births), Texas (6 births), Missouri (5 births).
How long has the name Tamitha been used?
Tamitha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 23 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Tamitha?
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, 1966–1988 (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.