Meaning and history
From Japanese 多 (ta), meaning “many,” 美 (mi), meaning “beautiful,” and 子 (ko), meaning “child”; other kanji spellings are also possible.
19581958: no US SSA record for this spelling
1959: no US SSA record for this spelling
1960: no US SSA record for this spelling
1961: no US SSA record for this spelling
1962: no US SSA record for this spelling
19631963: no US SSA record for this spelling
1964: no US SSA record for this spelling
1965: no US SSA record for this spelling
1966: no US SSA record for this spelling
1967: no US SSA record for this spelling
19681968: 309 births, rank #554
1969: no US SSA record for this spelling
1970: 133 births, rank #959
1971: 171 births, rank #818
1972: 210 births, rank #694
19731973: 174 births, rank #773
1974: 131 births, rank #949
1975: 486 births, rank #416
1976: 250 births, rank #625
19771977: 158 births, rank #900
Tamiko moved from #625 to #900 for girls between 1976 and 1977. Its highest annual birth count came in 1975, with 486 births.