Tamela
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ta-MEL-a
- Origin
- Modern
Tamela is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Tamela come from?
Modern: blend of Tamara and Pamela
Is Tamela a girl's or a boy's name?
Tamela is a girls' name.
How popular is Tamela in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1959, with 390 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947.
Half of all the girls named Tamela in the US since 1880 were born between 1962 and 1973, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tamela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 19 | #5,224 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 27 | #3,872 |
| 1992 | 31 | #3,497 |
| 1991 | 41 | #2,837 |
| 1990 | 35 | #3,151 |
| 1989 | 37 | #2,925 |
| 1988 | 43 | #2,484 |
| 1987 | 49 | #2,197 |
| 1986 | 64 | #1,784 |
| 1985 | 61 | #1,832 |
| 1984 | 68 | #1,616 |
| 1983 | 74 | #1,522 |
| 1982 | 88 | #1,384 |
| 1981 | 82 | #1,475 |
| 1980 | 108 | #1,216 |
| 1979 | 105 | #1,232 |
| 1978 | 106 | #1,186 |
| 1977 | 105 | #1,175 |
| 1976 | 135 | #946 |
| 1975 | 157 | #849 |
| 1974 | 176 | #781 |
| 1973 | 159 | #824 |
| 1972 | 192 | #730 |
| 1971 | 292 | #595 |
| 1970 | 308 | #577 |
| 1969 | 316 | #555 |
| 1968 | 315 | #541 |
| 1967 | 326 | #522 |
| 1966 | 352 | #501 |
| 1965 | 286 | #562 |
| 1964 | 360 | #516 |
| 1963 | 356 | #515 |
| 1962 | 363 | #511 |
| 1961 | 379 | #499 |
| 1960 | 383 | #494 |
| 1959 | 390 | #492 |
| 1958 | 331 | #532 |
| 1957 | 146 | #840 |
| 1956 | 26 | #2,150 |
| 1955 | 27 | #2,062 |
| 1954 | 23 | #2,239 |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,698 |
| 1952 | 15 | #2,805 |
| 1951 | 11 | #3,283 |
| 1950 | 12 | #3,051 |
| 1949 | 7 | #4,234 |
| 1948 | 8 | #3,881 |
| 1947 | 10 | #3,446 |
Nicknames for Tamela
- Tami 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Tamela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sabrina, Shayla, Alisha, Yadira, Zahira, Alisa, Aziza, Summer, Melissa, Teresa, Fatiha, Halima
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tamela: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tamela, updated 20 October 2026.