Tacoma comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Native American word for mountain..
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How popular is Tacoma?
2002peak year
Tacoma first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1971. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2002, 32 babies received the name (ranked #2935). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #12868), with roughly 6 babies named Tacoma each year. Tacoma has been declining in recent years. In total, around 246 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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