Is Tamela a boy or girl name?
Tamela was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 7,187 US babies named Tamela were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Tamela since 1947
- 7,187
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 390 babies
Boys and girls named Tamela, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 25 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 997 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 3,436 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,736 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 674 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 226 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 74 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,473 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,341 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,694 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 5 | #20,154 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 7 | #15,312 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,547 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,890 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,646 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,234 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,008 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,295 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,657 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,741 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,201 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,396 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,751 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,233 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,003 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,979 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,572 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,878 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,220 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,981 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,533 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,233 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,799 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,854 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,630 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,530 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,396 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,489 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,226 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,236 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,192 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,182 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 136 | #946 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 157 | #857 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 176 | #781 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 159 | #829 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 192 | #732 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 292 | #595 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 308 | #578 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 316 | #556 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 315 | #543 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 326 | #524 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 352 | #501 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 286 | #565 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 360 | #516 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 356 | #515 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 363 | #511 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 379 | #499 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 383 | #494 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 390 | #493 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 331 | #536 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 146 | #844 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,190 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,101 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,289 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,799 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,915 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,466 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,216 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,621 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,171 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,677 |
Highest rank
Tamela has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #493 in 1959. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tamela
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.