Girls' name · since 1956
Tamzen
Tamzen has 12 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #52,381 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
12 girls have been named Tamzen since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tamzen recorded 12 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2016.
- #52,381 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1956
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamzen ranks #52,381 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1956, peaking in the 1950s.
- #52,381 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
Tamzen's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tamzen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tamzen's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 6 births recorded.
Tamzen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2016
- Peak year (1956)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Tamzen by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (6 births, 50% of the file).
1950s was Tamzen's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Tamzen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 6 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tamzen's data
- Tamzen's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2010s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tamzen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1956–2016 (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 Tamzen 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.