Girls' name · since 1969
Tamu
Tamu has 285 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 285
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
285 girls have been named Tamu since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamu has been recorded 285 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1980.
- #16,375 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 285 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamu ranks #16,375 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 285 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 285
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tamu's 285 recorded births place it above 77.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tamu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tamu's full recorded timeline at 1975, 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 1979, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tamu popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1980
- Peak year (1972)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Tamu popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1976 (Tamu as boys' name)
Tamu by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (271 births, 95% of the file).
1970s was Tamu's strongest decade.
271 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 95% of all-time use.
Tamu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
271 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 271 births (95% of all-time use).
Tamu by state
Where Tamu concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 9.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 24 | 8.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.8% |
26 of 285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Tamu's data
- Tamu's decade-level peak was the 1970s (271 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tamus (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tamu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~11 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, 1969–1980 (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 Tamu 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.