How Many People Are Named Tamela?
An estimated 6,083 people in the United States have the first name Tamela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Tamela peaked in popularity in 1959 with 390 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tamela 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 Tamela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,083
About 1 in 56,346 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1959
390 births
Total Registered
7,187
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tamela
Tamela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,187 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tamela as a female name
Ranked #15,473 in 2018
6 female births in 2018
Peak: 1959 (390 births)
Tamela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tamela span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 3,436 babies were registered. Tamela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tamela by Decade
How has Tamela 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.
Tamela by State
Birth registrations for Tamela span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Oregon, Maine, Arizona. On average, about 152 Tamelas were registered per state.
Tamela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tamela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tamela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tamela?
We estimate approximately 6,083 people named Tamela 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 56,346 Americans share this first name.
Is Tamela a common name?
Tamela is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,187 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tamela most popular?
Tamela reached peak popularity in 1959, when 390 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tamela is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tamela a female name?
Tamela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tamela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tamela Smith, Tamela Johnson, Tamela 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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