How Many People Are Named Tamma?
An estimated 176 people in the United States have the first name Tamma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Tamma peaked in popularity in 1967 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tamma 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 Tamma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
176
About 1 in 1,947,468 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1967
17 births
Total Registered
215
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tamma
Tamma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 215 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tamma as a female name
Ranked #11,981 in 1981
5 female births in 1981
Peak: 1967 (17 births)
Tamma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tamma span from the 1950s to the 1980s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 135 babies were registered. Tamma has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tamma by Decade
How has Tamma 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.
Tamma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tamma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tamma
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tamma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tamma?
We estimate approximately 176 people named Tamma 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 1,947,468 Americans share this first name.
Is Tamma a common name?
Tamma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 215 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tamma most popular?
Tamma reached peak popularity in 1967, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tamma is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tamma a female name?
Tamma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tamma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tamma Smith, Tamma Johnson, Tamma 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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