Tamaki
Tamaki is both a Japanese surname and a unisex Japanese given name, as well as a Māori name, Ryukyuan surname. In the Okinawan language, Tamaki is read as Tamagusuku, Tamagushiku or Tamashiro. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Tamaki
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tamaki is both a Japanese surname and a unisex Japanese given name, as well as a Māori name, Ryukyuan surname. In the Okinawan language, Tamaki is read as Tamagusuku, Tamagushiku or Tamashiro. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Tamaki
Tamaki first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 8 Tamakis were born — ranking #12,576 that year. As of 2026, Tamaki ranks #16,866 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 35 Tamakis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Tamaki
Tamaki is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 35 births in the dataset. Tamaki's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #12,576. Use the chart and map above to compare Tamaki'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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