Recorded 1956–2016 Girls' name Peak 1956 12 births

Tamzen — girls' name

12 babies named Tamzen in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s62010s6
1950s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Tamzen was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

6 babies were named Tamzen in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamzen

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Tamzen between 1956 and 2016, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamzen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamzen performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tamzen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamzen 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 12 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.

Tamzen at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

12

Since 1956

61 years of records

Peak year

1956

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1956

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2016

Tamzen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1956

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1956)
6
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
6 20161956 6

Tamzen by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
6 births that decade — 50% of Tamzen's all-time total
1950s62010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamzen?
12 babies have been named Tamzen since 1956. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1956 with 6 births.
When was Tamzen most popular?
Tamzen was most popular in the 1950s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Tamzen been used?
Tamzen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 61 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Tamzen?
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, 1956–2016 (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.