Is Tama a boy or girl name?

Tama is a girl’s name. Of the 1,446 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.1% were girls and 0.9% were boys.

Tama

Recorded 1919–2018 · United States

Tama was most popular in 1959, when 97 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,803 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,446 people named Tama.

Tama over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tama’s peak in 1959. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tama a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tama is a girl’s name — 99.1% of the 1,446 Americans given it were girls and 0.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org