Girls' name · since 1958
Tamula
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 196 babies named Tamula, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,039 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 196
- born since 1958
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tamula sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 196 recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Tamula recorded 196 times among girls since 1958, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1981.
- #20,039 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 196 born since 1958
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamula ranks #20,039 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 196 born since 1958, peaking in the 1960s.
- #20,039 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 196
- born since 1958
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tamula's 196 recorded births place it above 72.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tamula's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tamula's full recorded timeline at 1969, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tamula popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1981
- Peak year (1967)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Tamula by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (110 births, 56% of the file).
1960s was Tamula's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Tamula births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
110 births
- 1970s
1970s
62 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 110 births (56% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tamula's data
- Tamula's decade-level peak was the 1960s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1980s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tamula: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1958–1981 (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 Tamula 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.