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Tamela

Girl

Short-lived name

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Tamela peaked in 1959, when 1 baby in 10,661 was given the name. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 99% below the peak. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published. 48% of all babies named Tamela since 1880 were born in the 1960s.
7,186births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 492rank at its peak, in 1959

Where babies named Tamela are born

1959

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The darker the blue, the more common Tamela is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Tamela is most common in Alabama (2.9 times), Kentucky (2.4) and Tennessee (2.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

Robbin · Laureen · Maryjo · Pamala · Renita · Valorie

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