Is Tamala a boy or girl name?

Tamala is a girl’s name. Of the 2,873 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Tamala

Recorded 1950–2005 · United States

Tamala was most popular in 1971, when 176 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,403 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,873 people named Tamala.

Tamala over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tamala’s peak in 1971. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tamala a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tamala is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,873 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

Names that peaked alongside Tamala

Where Tamala is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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