Recorded 1958–1973 Girls' name Peak 1968 82 births

Tammela — girls' name

82 babies named Tammela in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s651970s12
1960s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Tammela was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

14 babies were named Tammela in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tammela

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Tammela between 1958 and 1973, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tammela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tammela performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tammela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tammela 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 82 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.

Tammela at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

82

Since 1958

16 years of records

Peak year

1968

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1958

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1973

Tammela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1958

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1968)
14
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
46810121416 1973197219681967196619651964196219601958 5

Tammela by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
65 births that decade — 79% of Tammela's all-time total
1950s51960s651970s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tammela?
82 babies have been named Tammela since 1958. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1968 with 14 births.
When was Tammela most popular?
Tammela was most popular in the 1960s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Tammela been used?
Tammela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 16 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Tammela?
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, 1958–1973 (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.