Tamla
Tamla is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Tamla Horsford Tamla Kari, English actress Mekeme Tamla Ladji,, Ivorian footballer
Meaning & Origin of Tamla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tamla is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Tamla Horsford Tamla Kari, English actress Mekeme Tamla Ladji,, Ivorian footballer
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The Story of Tamla
Tamla first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1958, with 15 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1971, when 48 Tamlas were born — ranking #1,828 that year. As of 2026, Tamla ranks #9,306 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 358 Tamlas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tamla
Tamla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 358 births in the dataset. Tamla's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #1,828. Use the chart and map above to compare Tamla'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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