Recorded 1958–1984 Girls' name Peak 1974 193 births

Tamura — girls' name

193 babies named Tamura in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s151960s661970s1011980s11
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Tamura was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

23 babies were named Tamura in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamura

The Social Security Administration has registered 193 babies named Tamura between 1958 and 1984, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamura currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamura performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tamura shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tamura in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamura in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 193 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tamura at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

193

Since 1958

27 years of records

Peak year

1974

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1958

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1984

Tamura popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1958

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1974)
23
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0510152025 19841978197519721969196519621958 8

Tamura by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
101 births that decade — 52% of Tamura's all-time total
1950s151960s661970s1011980s11

Tamura by state

Where Tamura concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tamura
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 14.5%
California share of Tamura's total US births 14.5%

28 of 193 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamura?
193 babies have been named Tamura since 1958. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1974 with 23 births.
When was Tamura most popular?
Tamura was most popular in the 1970s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Tamura most popular?
The top states for the name Tamura are California (28 births).
How long has the name Tamura been used?
Tamura has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 27 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Tamura?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1958–1984 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.