Tambra

Last seen for girls in 1998 at #12,426

Peak · girls
1958 · 126 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
1,817
since 1952

Tambra over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Tambra has never cracked the top 900 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #916, 1958girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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1998#12,4266
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1996#13,5185
1995#8,7669
1994#8,12210
1993#7,49811
1992#5,71816
1991#5,18118
1990#5,28617
1989#6,16013
1988#4,30820
1987#3,42426
1986#3,45925
1985#3,41925
1984#3,52723
1983#3,43123
1982#2,53237
1981#3,43624
1980#3,50623
1979#2,93129
1978#3,28323
1977#3,48621
1976#2,60230
1975#2,56530
1974#2,39632
1973#1,85745
1972#2,02239
1971#1,73052
1970#1,57061
1969#1,40268
1968#1,21081
1967#1,14286
1966#1,41660
1965#1,13587
1964#1,26576
1963#1,21182
1962#1,081100
1961#1,16290
1960#1,09796
1959#1,013109
1958#916126
1957#1,58846
1956#5,3256
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First appearance
1952

The first year at least five girls were named Tambra! It came in at #5,563, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1952–1953, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Tambra is popular in 1968

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedMINew York: #1,293 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 22,707 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,092 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 13,982 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedWVVirginia: #568 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,591 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedHITexas: #1,303 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 18,786 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Tambra, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Virginia#568 · 1 in 6,591
  2. California#1,092 · 1 in 13,982
  3. New York#1,293 · 1 in 22,707
  4. Texas#1,303 · 1 in 18,786

Best ever in a state: #369 in Kansas, 1972.

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Virginia#56851 in 6,591
California#1,092111 in 13,982
New York#1,29361 in 22,707
Texas#1,30351 in 18,786
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See more about Tambra
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1998
  • Biggest jump: 672 spots in 1958 (#1,588 → #916)
  • Biggest drop: 97 spots in 1959 (#916 → #1,013)
Rise & fade · girls
6 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1952
  • Peaked 1958 at #916 (126 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1958
Share of babies · girls
1 in 15,965
  • Highest: 1 in 15,965 girls born in 1958 were named Tambra (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 294,492 girls born in 1998 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 45.5% of all girls named Tambra (826) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s298#916 (1958)#3,259
1960s826#1,081 (1962)#1,212
1970s362#1,570 (1970)#2,444
1980s239#2,532 (1982)#3,720
1990s92#5,181 (1991)#8,314

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.

Tambra in 1968

girls
#1,210
81 births · 1 in 20,252 girls

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #1,210Tambra81
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 20,252 of them was named Tambra, which outranked 85.2% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tambra
  1. #1,196Sadie82
  2. #1,196Siobhan82
  3. #1,196Suzann82
  4. #1,210Tambra81
  5. #1,210Bianca81
  6. #1,210Carletta81
  7. #1,210Dannette81
  8. #1,223Becki80
  9. #1,223Bonny80
  10. #1,223Griselda80

Tied with 12 names at #1,210; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1968 →