Tamar vs Tamara

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

Name A

Tamar

Girl name · Rank #2361

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Name B

Tamara

Girl name · Rank #1752

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Metric Tamar Tamara
Current Rank #2361 #1752
Total Births (all years) 6,083 131,170
Peak Year 1977 1970
Peak Year Births 133 4,721
Peak Decade 1980ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1915 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Tamar Tamara
1910ss 5 6
1920ss 10 30
1930ss 41 292
1940ss 96 2,365
1950ss 249 13,090
1960ss 606 39,006
1970ss 1,003 37,076
1980ss 1,102 21,236
1990ss 901 10,695
2000ss 916 5,100
2010ss 811 1,719
2020ss 343 555

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tamar Tamara
2014 98 168
2015 84 181
2016 85 154
2017 66 141
2018 70 114
2019 62 124
2020 59 107
2021 66 104
2022 71 120
2023 70 109
2024 77 115

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, 1915–2024.

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