Tamesha vs Tamara

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

Name A

Tamesha

Girl name

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Name B

Tamara

Girl name · Rank #1752

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Metric Tamesha Tamara
Current Rank Unranked #1752
Total Births (all years) 1,883 131,170
Peak Year 1985 1970
Peak Year Births 91 4,721
Peak Decade 1980ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1968 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Tamesha Tamara
1910ss — 6
1920ss — 30
1930ss — 292
1940ss — 2,365
1950ss — 13,090
1960ss 5 39,006
1970ss 533 37,076
1980ss 732 21,236
1990ss 497 10,695
2000ss 116 5,100
2010ss — 1,719
2020ss — 555

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tamesha 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, 1968–2008.

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