Tam vs Tamar

Side-by-side comparison of Tam and Tamar — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tam

Boy name · Rank #11040

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Name B

Tamar

Girl name · Rank #2361

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Metric Tam Tamar
Current Rank #11040 #2361
Total Births (all years) 984 6,083
Peak Year 1982 1977
Peak Year Births 48 133
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1924 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Tam Tamar
1910ss — 5
1920ss 10 10
1930ss — 41
1940ss 7 96
1950ss 30 249
1960ss 11 606
1970ss 66 1,003
1980ss 335 1,102
1990ss 240 901
2000ss 169 916
2010ss 94 811
2020ss 22 343

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tam Tamar
2014 8 98
2015 10 84
2016 10 85
2017 10 66
2018 12 70
2019 8 62
2020 11 59
2021 5 66
2022 — 71
2023 — 70
2024 6 77

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1924–2024.

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