How Many People Are Named Tamila?
An estimated 504 people in the United States have the first name Tamila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Tamila peaked in popularity in 1968 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tamila 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 Tamila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
504
About 1 in 680,068 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1968
30 births
Total Registered
572
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tamila
Tamila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 572 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tamila as a female name
Ranked #17,348 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1968 (30 births)
Tamila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tamila span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 210 babies were registered. Tamila has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tamila by Decade
How has Tamila 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.
Tamila by State
Tamila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tamila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tamila
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Tamila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tamila?
We estimate approximately 504 people named Tamila 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 680,068 Americans share this first name.
Is Tamila a common name?
Tamila is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 572 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tamila most popular?
Tamila reached peak popularity in 1968, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tamila is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tamila a female name?
Tamila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tamila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tamila Smith, Tamila Johnson, Tamila 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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