Tamela
Tamela is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Tamela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tamela is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Tamela
Tamela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1947, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1959, when 390 Tamelas were born — ranking #492 that year. As of 2026, Tamela ranks #13,787 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7K Tamelas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tamela
Tamela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Tamela's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #492. Use the chart and map above to compare Tamela'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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