Girls' name · since 1966
Tammatha
Tammatha has 153 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1966
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tammatha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 153 recorded since 1966.
Tammatha has 153 recorded births among girls since 1966, 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 1966 to 1976.
- #22,599 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 153 born since 1966
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tammatha ranks #22,599 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 153 born since 1966, peaking in the 1960s.
- #22,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1966
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tammatha's 153 recorded births place it above 68.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tammatha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tammatha's full recorded timeline at 1971, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tammatha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1976
- Peak year (1969)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Tammatha by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (78 births, 51% of the file).
1960s was Tammatha's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Tammatha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
78 births
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 78 births (51% of all-time use).
Tammatha by state
Where Tammatha concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.3% |
5 of 153 births nationwide.
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- Tammatha's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (78 total births) through the 1970s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Tammathas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Tammatha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1966–1976 (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 Tammatha 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.