Tacoma is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2002 and has since faded.
Tacoma is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,823 for boy births in the United States (and #24,417 across all names), given to 6 babies. Tacoma was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 2002 (32 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,823 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,081 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,829 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,806 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,602 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,051 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,000 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,235 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,227 |
| 2007 | 19 | 19 | #20,230 | #6,222 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,055 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,041 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,463 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,512 |
| 2002 | 38 | 38 | #15,184 | #2,935 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,218 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,194 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,587 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,460 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | — | #8,005 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | — | #7,040 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | — | #10,138 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #10,524 | — |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #11,967 | — |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #11,738 | #6,962 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | #6,287 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #9,449 | — |