Recorded 1956–2014 Girls' name Peak 1991 149 births

Tamlyn — girls' name

149 babies named Tamlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s231960s451980s111990s472000s182010s5
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Tamlyn was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

18 babies were named Tamlyn in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamlyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 149 babies named Tamlyn between 1956 and 2014, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamlyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamlyn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tamlyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tamlyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamlyn 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 149 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.

Tamlyn at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

149

Since 1956

59 years of records

Peak year

1991

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1956

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2014

Tamlyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1956

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1991)
18
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
05101520 20142000199219891967196319591956 6

Tamlyn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
47 births that decade — 32% of Tamlyn's all-time total
1950s231960s451980s111990s472000s182010s5

Tamlyn by state

Where Tamlyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tamlyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.4%
California share of Tamlyn's total US births 3.4%

5 of 149 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamlyn?
149 babies have been named Tamlyn since 1956. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1991 with 18 births.
When was Tamlyn most popular?
Tamlyn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Tamlyn most popular?
The top states for the name Tamlyn are California (5 births).
How long has the name Tamlyn been used?
Tamlyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 59 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Tamlyn?
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, 1956–2014 (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.