Girls' name · since 1957
Tamme
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.
- #16,974 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 267
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
267 girls have been named Tamme since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tamme recorded 267 times among girls since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1976.
- #16,974 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 267 born since 1957
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamme ranks #16,974 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 267 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.
- #16,974 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 267
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tamme's 267 recorded births place it above 76.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tamme's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tamme's full recorded timeline at 1967, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tamme popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1976
- Peak year (1961)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Tamme by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (159 births, 60% of the file).
1960s was Tamme's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Tamme births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
- 1960s
1960s
159 births
- 1970s 59
1970s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 159 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Tamme's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (159 total births) through the 1970s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tamme: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1957–1976 (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 Tamme 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.