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Girl name

Tama

/ˈtɑmə/ · 99% girls · last recorded 2018

Tama has been given to about 1,446 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtɑmə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,270
Median age today63 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tama per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1959 · 97
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,446

How popular is Tama?

Its best year was 1959, when 97 babies were given the name, ranking 1086th. The typical living American called Tama is about 63 years old today.

Names that sound like Tama

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tamra0.79
  2. Tara0.75
  3. Tana0.75
  4. Taya0.75
  5. Tamar0.75
  6. Tamia0.74
  7. Salma0.70
  8. Karma0.70

Middle names for Tama

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tama Josephine0.84
  2. Tama Rose0.83
  3. Tama Louise0.83
  4. Tama June0.82
  5. Tama Pearl0.82
  6. Tama Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Tama

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.75
  2. Gwensister · 0.74
  3. Rockybrother · 0.73
  4. Chrisbrother · 0.72
  5. Robinsister · 0.70
  6. Jaybrother · 0.69

Where Tama is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tama White0.78
    2. Tama Reyes0.78
    3. Tama Nguyen0.78
    4. Tama Moore0.78
    5. Tama Lee0.78
    6. Tama Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tama

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.