How Many People Are Named Tacoma?
An estimated 240 people in the United States have the first name Tacoma. It is used for both genders, with 82.9% male. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Tacoma peaked in popularity in 2002 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tacoma as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tacoma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
240
About 1 in 1,428,143 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
82.9% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2002
38 births
Total Registered
246
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tacoma
Tacoma is predominantly male (82.9%), though 42 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tacoma as a male name
Ranked #14,070 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 2002 (32 births)
Tacoma as a female name
Ranked #20,229 in 2007
5 female births in 2007
Peak: 1977 (10 births)
Tacoma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tacoma span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 142 babies were registered. Tacoma has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tacoma by Decade
How has Tacoma tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tacoma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tacoma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tacoma
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tacoma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tacoma?
We estimate approximately 240 people named Tacoma are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,428,143 Americans share this first name.
Is Tacoma a common name?
Tacoma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 246 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tacoma most popular?
Tacoma reached peak popularity in 2002, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tacoma is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tacoma a male name?
Tacoma is predominantly male. 82.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tacoma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tacoma Smith, Tacoma Johnson, Tacoma Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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