How Many People Are Named Tamlyn?
An estimated 132 people in the United States have the first name Tamlyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Tamlyn peaked in popularity in 1991 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tamlyn 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 Tamlyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
132
About 1 in 2,596,624 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1991
18 births
Total Registered
149
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tamlyn
Tamlyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 149 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tamlyn as a female name
Ranked #18,951 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1991 (18 births)
Tamlyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tamlyn span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 47 babies were registered. Tamlyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tamlyn by Decade
How has Tamlyn 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.
Tamlyn by State
Tamlyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tamlyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tamlyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tamlyn?
We estimate approximately 132 people named Tamlyn 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 2,596,624 Americans share this first name.
Is Tamlyn a common name?
Tamlyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 149 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tamlyn most popular?
Tamlyn reached peak popularity in 1991, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tamlyn is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tamlyn a female name?
Tamlyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tamlyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tamlyn Smith, Tamlyn Johnson, Tamlyn 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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