Recorded 1955–1981 Girls' name Peak 1967 215 births

Tamma — girls' name

215 babies named Tamma in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s481960s1351970s271980s5
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.

What the Data Says About Tamma

The Social Security Administration has registered 215 babies named Tamma between 1955 and 1981, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamma performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tamma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamma 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 215 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.

Tamma at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

215

Since 1955

27 years of records

Peak year

1967

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1955

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1981

Tamma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1955

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1967)
17
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 1981197019671964196119581955 6

Tamma by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
135 births that decade — 63% of Tamma's all-time total
1950s481960s1351970s271980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamma?
215 babies have been named Tamma since 1955. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1967 with 17 births.
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?
Tamma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 27 years of data 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.

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, 1955–1981 (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.