Tama vs Tamara

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

Name A

Tama

Girl name

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Name B

Tamara

Girl name · Rank #1752

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Metric Tama Tamara
Current Rank Unranked #1752
Total Births (all years) 1,433 131,170
Peak Year 1959 1970
Peak Year Births 97 4,721
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1919 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Tama Tamara
1910ss 5 6
1920ss 19 30
1930ss 17 292
1940ss 97 2,365
1950ss 408 13,090
1960ss 540 39,006
1970ss 202 37,076
1980ss 96 21,236
1990ss 33 10,695
2000ss 16 5,100
2010ss — 1,719
2020ss — 555

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tama Tamara
2014 — 168
2015 — 181
2016 — 154
2017 — 141
2018 — 114
2019 — 124
2020 — 107
2021 — 104
2022 — 120
2023 — 109
2024 — 115

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, 1919–2006.

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