Tamae
Tamae Watanabe is a Japanese mountain climber.
Meaning & Origin of Tamae
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tamae Watanabe is a Japanese mountain climber.
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The Story of Tamae
Tamae first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 5 Tamaes were born — ranking #4,809 that year. As of 2026, Tamae ranks #4,725 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 15 Tamaes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tamae
Tamae is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Tamae's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #4,809. Use the chart and map above to compare Tamae's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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