Tamica vs Tamara

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

Name A

Tamica

Girl name

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Name B

Tamara

Girl name · Rank #1752

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Metric Tamica Tamara
Current Rank Unranked #1752
Total Births (all years) 2,139 131,170
Peak Year 1976 1970
Peak Year Births 180 4,721
Peak Decade 1970ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1967 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Tamica Tamara
1910ss — 6
1920ss — 30
1930ss — 292
1940ss — 2,365
1950ss — 13,090
1960ss 57 39,006
1970ss 1,220 37,076
1980ss 715 21,236
1990ss 135 10,695
2000ss 12 5,100
2010ss — 1,719
2020ss — 555

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tamica 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, 1967–2003.

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