Tamatha

Last seen for girls in 1996 at #11,807

Peak · girls
1968 · 381 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
2,812
since 1960

Tamatha over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Tamatha has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #496, 1968girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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1996#11,8076
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1993#11,7806
1992#8,7349
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1990#7,88010
1989#5,83614
1988#3,80524
1987#3,74323
1986#4,18619
1985#3,85221
1984#3,72621
1983#3,24225
1982#3,53023
1981#3,53223
1980#2,53737
1979#2,52536
1978#2,35038
1977#1,63764
1976#1,31682
1975#1,127103
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1972#760183
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First appearance
1960

The first year at least five girls were named Tamatha! It came in at #5,696, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1961, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Tamatha is popular in 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedMNIllinois: #696 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,890 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedMINew York: #1,000 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 12,521 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedIAIndiana: #473 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,568 girlsINOhio: #630 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 7,606 girlsOHPennsylvania: #880 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 13,392 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #807 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 7,810 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedMOKentucky: #313 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,164 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedWVVirginia: #296 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,944 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedARTennessee: #427 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,457 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #389 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,097 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #334 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,074 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #488 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,530 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedLAMississippi: #349 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,072 girlsMSAlabama: #363 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,416 girlsALGeorgia: #543 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,854 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Tamatha, so not publishedHITexas: #684 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 5,770 girlsTXFlorida: #651 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,970 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Virginia#296 · 1 in 1,944
  2. Kentucky#313 · 1 in 2,164
  3. South Carolina#334 · 1 in 2,074
  4. Mississippi#349 · 1 in 2,072
  5. Alabama#363 · 1 in 2,416

Best ever in a state: #210 in Kentucky, 1968.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Virginia#296171 in 1,944
Kentucky#313121 in 2,164
South Carolina#334101 in 2,074
Mississippi#34991 in 2,072
Alabama#363111 in 2,416
North Carolina#389131 in 3,097
Tennessee#42791 in 3,457
Indiana#47391 in 4,568
Oklahoma#48851 in 3,530
Georgia#54381 in 4,854
Ohio#630111 in 7,606
Florida#65181 in 5,970
Texas#684181 in 5,770
Illinois#696121 in 6,890
California#807191 in 7,810
Pennsylvania#88061 in 13,392
New York#1,000101 in 12,521
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Tamatha
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1996
  • Biggest jump: 113 spots in 1967 (#644#531)
  • Biggest drop: 181 spots in 1974 (#908#1,089)
Rise & fade · girls
8 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1960
  • Peaked 1968 at #496 (381 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 8 yrs · run 1966–1973
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,305
  • Highest: 1 in 4,305 girls born in 1968 were named Tamatha (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 292,168 girls born in 1996 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 45.8% of all girls named Tamatha (1,289) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s1,256#496 (1968)#2,910
1970s1,289#600 (1970)#1,296
1980s230#2,537 (1980)#3,799
1990s37#7,880 (1990)#10,342

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Tamatha in 1971

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#652
249 births · 1 in 6,682 girls

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #652Tamatha249
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 6,682 of them was named Tamatha, which outranked 93.2% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tamatha
  1. #648Danna251
  2. #648Hillary251
  3. #651Annemarie250
  4. #652Tamatha249
  5. #652Cecelia249
  6. #652India249
  7. #652Windy249
  8. #656Della247
  9. #657Rae244
  10. #658Sheree242

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. 2,115Yesenia#2,522#407
  2. 1,431Shayla#2,267#836
  3. 853Ebony#1,681#828
  4. 749Consuela#1,706#957
  5. 510Candida#1,196#686
Fallers
  1. 572Sebrina#916#1,488
  2. 382Janene#684#1,066
  3. 375Treena#989#1,364
  4. 356Tisa#910#1,266
  5. 351Shaun#929#1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1971