Tamara
#1,808 for girls in 2025, 111 births · Last seen for boys in 2002 at #10,667
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1974 · 4,525 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 12 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 131,286since 1917
Tamara over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,808 | 111 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,753 | 115 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,837 | 109 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,731 | 120 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,871 | 106 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,830 | 107 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,687 | 124 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,787 | 114 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,552 | 141 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,480 | 155 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,311 | 181 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,376 | 168 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,267 | 187 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,206 | 203 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,127 | 217 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,075 | 231 | — | |
| 2009 | #907 | 300 | — | |
| 2008 | #815 | 352 | — | |
| 2007 | #700 | 416 | — | |
| 2006 | #680 | 416 | — | |
| 2005 | #638 | 438 | — | |
| 2004 | #568 | 503 | — | |
| 2003 | #499 | 575 | — | |
| 2002 | #373 | 797 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #447 | 623 | — | |
| 2000 | #417 | 681 | — | |
| 1999 | #382 | 750 | — | |
| 1998 | #335 | 879 | — | |
| 1997 | #316 | 933 | — | |
| 1996 | #288 | 1,004 | — | |
| 1995 | #258 | 1,070 | — | |
| 1994 | #244 | 1,131 | — | |
| 1993 | #269 | 1,020 | — | |
| 1992 | #223 | 1,265 | — | |
| 1991 | #227 | 1,262 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #208 | 1,381 | #5,382 | 9 |
| 1989 | #187 | 1,486 | #4,017 | 13 |
| 1988 | #183 | 1,531 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #160 | 1,735 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #134 | 2,101 | #4,130 | 10 |
| 1985 | #148 | 1,991 | #2,942 | 16 |
| 1984 | #124 | 2,289 | #4,215 | 9 |
| 1983 | #131 | 2,280 | #3,230 | 13 |
| 1982 | #129 | 2,361 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #115 | 2,653 | #3,601 | 11 |
| 1980 | #108 | 2,808 | #3,256 | 13 |
| 1979 | #104 | 2,885 | #2,465 | 19 |
| 1978 | #105 | 2,801 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1977 | #93 | 3,126 | #2,361 | 19 |
| 1976 | #91 | 3,086 | #2,601 | 16 |
| 1975 | #77 | 3,629 | #2,450 | 17 |
| 1974 | #63 | 4,525 | #1,934 | 23 |
| 1973 | #66 | 4,286 | #2,124 | 19 |
| 1972 | #84 | 3,531 | #2,158 | 18 |
| 1971 | #80 | 4,486 | #2,464 | 15 |
| 1970 | #79 | 4,721 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1969 | #78 | 4,652 | #2,415 | 13 |
| 1968 | #80 | 4,308 | #2,109 | 15 |
| 1967 | #86 | 4,000 | #2,611 | 10 |
| 1966 | #98 | 3,482 | #2,465 | 11 |
| 1965 | #104 | 3,562 | #1,856 | 18 |
| 1964 | #108 | 3,807 | #2,205 | 14 |
| 1963 | #111 | 3,980 | #2,858 | 9 |
| 1962 | #119 | 3,822 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #125 | 3,728 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #124 | 3,665 | #3,077 | 8 |
| 1959 | #121 | 3,799 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | #127 | 3,412 | — | |
| 1957 | #191 | 1,846 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #323 | 728 | — | |
| 1955 | #329 | 670 | — | |
| 1954 | #328 | 664 | — | |
| 1953 | #344 | 583 | — | |
| 1952 | #358 | 531 | — | |
| 1951 | #376 | 471 | — | |
| 1950 | #406 | 387 | — | |
| 1949 | #418 | 352 | — | |
| 1948 | #440 | 324 | — | |
| 1947 | #421 | 373 | — | |
| 1946 | #441 | 306 | — | |
| 1945 | #526 | 194 | — | |
| 1944 | #519 | 193 | — | |
| 1943 | #581 | 168 | — | |
| 1942 | #647 | 133 | — | |
| 1941 | #584 | 143 | — | |
| 1940 | #516 | 179 | — | |
| 1939 | #868 | 65 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,031 | 48 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,282 | 32 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,296 | 31 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,356 | 29 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,440 | 26 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,723 | 20 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,817 | 19 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | — | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | — | |
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| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | — | |
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| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Tamara! It came in at #4,083, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1918–1924, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Tamara is popular in 2002
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alabama#191 · 1 in 886
- Mississippi#206 · 1 in 870
- District of Columbia#229 · 1 in 697
- New Mexico#230 · 1 in 833
- Illinois#253 · 1 in 1,272
Best ever in a state: #22 in Utah, 1965.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #191 | 22 | 1 in 886 |
| Mississippi | #206 | 13 | 1 in 870 |
| District of Columbia | #229 | 5 | 1 in 697 |
| New Mexico | #230 | 10 | 1 in 833 |
| Illinois | #253 | 54 | 1 in 1,272 |
| Arizona | #267 | 28 | 1 in 1,159 |
| Tennessee | #283 | 22 | 1 in 1,365 |
| New Jersey | #286 | 26 | 1 in 1,585 |
| Colorado | #303 | 19 | 1 in 1,307 |
| West Virginia | #303 | 5 | 1 in 1,428 |
| North Carolina | #315 | 28 | 1 in 1,551 |
| South Carolina | #317 | 11 | 1 in 1,500 |
| Maryland | #323 | 15 | 1 in 1,584 |
| Kentucky | #330 | 11 | 1 in 1,753 |
| California | #333 | 130 | 1 in 1,713 |
| Texas | #354 | 84 | 1 in 1,856 |
| Nevada | #355 | 7 | 1 in 1,457 |
| Virginia | #355 | 20 | 1 in 1,783 |
| Georgia | #374 | 26 | 1 in 1,862 |
| Louisiana | #374 | 12 | 1 in 1,710 |
| New York | #385 | 45 | 1 in 2,153 |
| Florida | #390 | 36 | 1 in 2,139 |
| Pennsylvania | #413 | 23 | 1 in 2,402 |
| Utah | #415 | 9 | 1 in 1,955 |
| Connecticut | #424 | 6 | 1 in 2,440 |
| Arkansas | #425 | 6 | 1 in 1,971 |
| Washington | #436 | 13 | 1 in 2,186 |
| Oklahoma | #443 | 8 | 1 in 2,076 |
| Kansas | #469 | 6 | 1 in 2,242 |
| Wisconsin | #482 | 9 | 1 in 2,763 |
| Indiana | #502 | 11 | 1 in 2,935 |
| Missouri | #516 | 9 | 1 in 3,101 |
| Michigan | #518 | 16 | 1 in 3,049 |
| Massachusetts | #522 | 9 | 1 in 3,408 |
| Minnesota | #553 | 7 | 1 in 3,628 |
| Ohio | #600 | 14 | 1 in 4,157 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Tamara
- 55 spots since 2024 (#1,753 → #1,808)
- 22 spots since 2020 (#1,830 → #1,808)
- 497 spots since 2015 (#1,311 → #1,808)
- Biggest jump: 352 spots in 1940 (#868 → #516)
- Biggest drop: 168 spots in 2010 (#907 → #1,075)
- Debuted 1917
- Peaked 1974 at #63 (4,525 births)
- Births halved by 1985, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 12 yrs · run 1966–1977
- Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1939–2009
- Highest: 1 in 324 girls born in 1974 were named Tamara (0.31%)
- Latest: 1 in 14,480 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 29.7% of all girls named Tamara (39,006) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #4,083 (1917) | #4,083 |
| 1920s | 30 | #3,164 (1928) | #3,702 |
| 1930s | 292 | #868 (1939) | #1,609 |
| 1940s | 2,365 | #418 (1949) | #509 |
| 1950s | 13,091 | #121 (1959) | #290 |
| 1960s | 39,006 | #78 (1969) | #103 |
| 1970s | 37,076 | #63 (1974) | #84 |
| 1980s | 21,235 | #108 (1980) | #142 |
| 1990s | 10,695 | #208 (1990) | #275 |
| 2000s | 5,101 | #373 (2002) | #604 |
| 2010s | 1,721 | #1,075 (2010) | #1,387 |
| 2020s | 668 | #1,731 (2022) | #1,805 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Tamara in 2002
Top girls' names in 2002
Top boys' names in 2002
More about 2002
girls
1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 2,255 of them was named Tamara, which outranked 97.9% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,941,514 boys got a published name in 2002; 1 in 388,303 of them was named Tamara, which outranked 14.6% of the 12,489 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).