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Girl name

Tamila

100% girls · last recorded 2023

Tamila has been given to about 572 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1968, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 538
Median age today55 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tamila per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1968 · 30
  • Born in 20250
  • All time572

How popular is Tamila?

Its best year was 1968, when 30 babies were given the name, ranking 2240th. The typical living American called Tamila is about 55 years old today.

Names that sound like Tamila

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Camila0.88
  2. Kamila0.88
  3. Jamila0.88
  4. Camilla0.85
  5. Tamika0.81
  6. Tamela0.82
  7. Tamia0.81
  8. Tayla0.79

Middle names for Tamila

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tamila Rose0.85
  2. Tamila Louise0.85
  3. Tamila June0.84
  4. Tamila Pearl0.84
  5. Tamila Quinn0.84
  6. Tamila Nell0.84

Sibling names for Tamila

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.67
  2. Heidisister · 0.66
  3. Angiesister · 0.66
  4. Barronbrother · 0.65
  5. Wadebrother · 0.62
  6. Scottieeither · 0.61

Where Tamila is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tamila White0.80
    2. Tamila Reyes0.80
    3. Tamila Nguyen0.80
    4. Tamila Moore0.80
    5. Tamila Lee0.80
    6. Tamila Hill0.80

    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 Tamila

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

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