Recorded 1972–1972 Girls' name Peak 1972 6 births

Tapatha — girls' name

6 babies named Tapatha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s6
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Tapatha was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

6 babies were named Tapatha in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tapatha

The Social Security Administration has registered 6 babies named Tapatha between 1972 and 1972, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tapatha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tapatha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tapatha 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 6 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.

Tapatha at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

6

Since 1972

1 years of records

Peak year

1972

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1972

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1972

Tapatha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1972

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1972)
6
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
6 1972 6

Tapatha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6 births that decade — 100% of Tapatha's all-time total
1970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tapatha?
6 babies have been named Tapatha since 1972. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1972 with 6 births.
When was Tapatha most popular?
Tapatha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Tapatha been used?
Tapatha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 1 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Tapatha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tapanga, Tapainga, Tapasya. 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, 1972–1972 (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.