Tamela vs Tamara

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

Name A

Tamela

Girl name

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Name B

Tamara

Girl name · Rank #1752

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Metric Tamela Tamara
Current Rank Unranked #1752
Total Births (all years) 7,187 131,170
Peak Year 1959 1970
Peak Year Births 390 4,721
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1947 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Tamela Tamara
1910ss — 6
1920ss — 30
1930ss — 292
1940ss 25 2,365
1950ss 997 13,090
1960ss 3,436 39,006
1970ss 1,736 37,076
1980ss 674 21,236
1990ss 226 10,695
2000ss 74 5,100
2010ss 19 1,719
2020ss — 555

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tamela Tamara
2014 — 168
2015 — 181
2016 — 154
2017 — 141
2018 6 114
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, 1947–2018.

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