Boys' name · since 1978

Tamon

196 babies named Tamon in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,109 of 45,481
all-time among boys
196
born since 1978
1990s
peak decade

Tamon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 196 have been recorded since 1978.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamon has been recorded 196 times among boys since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2022.

  • #13,109 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 196 born since 1978
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamon ranks #13,109 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 196 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.

#13,109 of 45,481
all-time among boys
196
born since 1978
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tamon's 196 recorded births place it above 71.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tamon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Tamon splits its recorded history at 1999: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Tamon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2001)
13
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
468101214 19781988199419982002200720142022 5

Tamon by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (75 births, 38% of the file).

1990s was Tamon's strongest decade.

75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Tamon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 75 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamon? ▼
196 babies have been named Tamon since 1978. All-time, it sits at #13,109 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2001 with 13 births.
Where does Tamon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamon ranks #13,109 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tamon most popular? ▼
Tamon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Tamon been used? ▼
Records for Tamon go back to 1978, giving 45 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Tamon? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tamir, Tammy, Tam, Tamar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Tamon's data

  • Tamon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Tamon

Nearby Names Like Tamon

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tamon

Tamir Boy
#1816 2,401 births
Tammy Boy
1,392 births
Tam Boy
#12193 987 births
Tamar Boy
886 births
Tamer Boy
#10931 799 births

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Asia
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Kia
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tamon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1978–2022 (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 Tamon 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.