Girls' name · since 1975

Tamryn

Tamryn has 398 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#12476
among girls today
398
born since 1975
2010s
peak decade
30%
more common than other girls

Tamryn currently ranks #12476 among girls' names in America, with 398 babies recorded since 1975.

Tamryn has 398 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12476 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2024.

  • #12476 among girls today
  • 398 born since 1975
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 30% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Tamryn is currently the #12476 girls' name in America, more common than 30% of girls - 398 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.

#12476
among girls today
398
born since 1975
2010s
peak decade
30%
more common than other girls

Tamryn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%29.6%
Tamryn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12476
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Tamryn was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

31 babies were named Tamryn in 2014 - its busiest year on record.

How Tamryn compares

398 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,726 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Tamryn's all-time total is 4% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Tamryn Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 398 382 567,345
Peak-year births 31 48 19,840

Tamryn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Tamryn's full recorded timeline at 2010, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Tamryn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

398

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2014

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,476

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tamryn popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2024

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
31
Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
010203040 19752000200420082012201620202024 7

Tamryn popularity over time - boys

15 total births recorded since 2006 (Tamryn as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 15 births
5 200620102018 5

Tamryn by decade

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

2010s was Tamryn's strongest decade.

180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Tamryn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 180 births (45% of all-time use).

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

Tamryn by state

Where Tamryn concentrates geographically, total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tamryn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.3%
Georgia share of Tamryn's total US births 1.3%

5 of 398 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamryn?
Since 1975, Social Security records show 398 babies named Tamryn. Today it holds rank #12476 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2014, with 31 births.
When was Tamryn most popular?
Tamryn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 180 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Tamryn most popular?
The top states for the name Tamryn are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Tamryn been used?
The SSA has tracked Tamryn since 1975 -- 50 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Tamryn?
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.

What to do with Tamryn's data

  • Tamryn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (180 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Georgia records the most Tamryns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1975–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tamryn: #12476 Girls' Name - 398 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tamryn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Tamryn 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 June 2026.