Girls' name · since 1985

Tamoya

Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Tamoya, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#56,677 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1985
1980s
peak decade

Tamoya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 1985.

Tamoya has 10 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1987.

  • #56,677 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 10 born since 1985
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamoya ranks #56,677 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.

#56,677 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1985
1980s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Tamoya's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Tamoya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Tamoya's full recorded timeline at 1987, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births.

Tamoya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1987

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1985)
5
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
5 19851987 5

Tamoya by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).

1980s was Tamoya's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Tamoya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamoya?
Tamoya has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1985, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #56,677 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1987. 5 babies were born in 1985, its single highest year.
Where does Tamoya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamoya ranks #56,677 of 72,339 girls' 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 Tamoya most popular?
Tamoya was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Tamoya been used?
The SSA has tracked Tamoya since 1985 -- 3 years through the most recent 1987 data.
What names are similar to Tamoya?
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.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Tamoya: 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, 1985–1987 (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 Tamoya 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.