How Many People Are Named Tama?
An estimated 1,122 people in the United States have the first name Tama. It is predominantly female (99.1%). The average bearer is 60 years old, and Tama peaked in popularity in 1959 with 97 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tama 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 Tama paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,122
About 1 in 305,485 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.1% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1959
97 births
Total Registered
1,446
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tama
Tama is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,446 total births registered, 99.1% were female.
Tama as a male name
Ranked #10,608 in 2018
7 male births in 2018
Peak: 2018 (7 births)
Tama as a female name
Ranked #19,755 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 1959 (97 births)
Tama: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tama span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 540 babies were registered. Tama has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tama by Decade
How has Tama 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.
Tama by State
Birth registrations for Tama span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Ohio. The lowest are in North Carolina, Missouri, Kansas. On average, about 18 Tamas were registered per state.
Tama + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tama as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tama
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tama: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tama?
We estimate approximately 1,122 people named Tama 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 305,485 Americans share this first name.
Is Tama a common name?
Tama is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,446 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tama most popular?
Tama reached peak popularity in 1959, when 97 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tama is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tama a female name?
Tama is predominantly female. 99.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tama Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tama Smith, Tama Johnson, Tama 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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