Total births
215
Girls' name · since 1955
Tamma
Tamma has 215 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1967 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 215
- total births
- 1955–1981
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
Tamma is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 215 have been recorded since 1955.
Tamma has 215 recorded births among girls since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1981.
- 215 total births
- 1955–1981 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
215 girls have been named Tamma since 1955, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1981.
- 215
- total births
- 1955–1981
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Tamma was born in this single decade.
1967
Single peak year
17 babies were named Tamma in 1967 - its busiest year on record.
Tamma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tamma's full recorded timeline at 1965, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tamma at a glance
Last recorded 1981Peak year
1967
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1955
Tamma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1981
- Peak year (1967)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Tamma by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Tamma's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Tamma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 48
1950s
48 births
- 1960s
1960s
135 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 135 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tamma? ▼
Tamma has been given to 215 babies in the U.S. since 1955, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1981. 17 babies were born in 1967, its single highest year.
When was Tamma most popular? ▼
Tamma was most popular in the 1960s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Tamma been used? ▼
Records for Tamma go back to 1955, giving 27 years of history through 1981.
What names are similar to Tamma? ▼
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.
What to do with Tamma's data
- Tamma's decade-level peak was the 1960s (135 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tamma
Nearby Names Like Tamma
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tamma
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Tamara Girl
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Tami Girl
#11244 37,927 births
Tammie Girl
35,380 births
Tamika Girl
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Compare Tamma side by side: Tamma vs Tammy Tamma vs Tamara Tamma vs Tami
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1955–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tamma: Baby Name Since 1955 - 215 Births, Peak 1967." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tamma. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tamma 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 July 2026.