Recorded 1957–1976 Girls' name Peak 1961 267 births

Tamme — girls' name

267 babies named Tamme in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s491960s1591970s59
1960s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Tamme was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

26 babies were named Tamme in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamme

The Social Security Administration has registered 267 babies named Tamme between 1957 and 1976, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamme currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamme performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tamme shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamme 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 267 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.

Tamme at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

267

Since 1957

20 years of records

Peak year

1961

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1957

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1976

Tamme popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1957

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1961)
26
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
051015202530 19761973197019671964196119581957 11

Tamme by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
159 births that decade — 60% of Tamme's all-time total
1950s491960s1591970s59

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamme?
267 babies have been named Tamme since 1957. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1961 with 26 births.
When was Tamme most popular?
Tamme was most popular in the 1960s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Tamme been used?
Tamme has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 20 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Tamme?
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, 1957–1976 (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.