Tamirah vs Tamara

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

Name A

Tamirah

Girl name · Rank #15773

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Name B

Tamara

Girl name · Rank #1752

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Metric Tamirah Tamara
Current Rank #15773 #1752
Total Births (all years) 218 131,170
Peak Year 1998 1970
Peak Year Births 14 4,721
Peak Decade 2000ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1980 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Tamirah Tamara
1910ss — 6
1920ss — 30
1930ss — 292
1940ss — 2,365
1950ss — 13,090
1960ss — 39,006
1970ss — 37,076
1980ss 21 21,236
1990ss 60 10,695
2000ss 85 5,100
2010ss 38 1,719
2020ss 14 555

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tamirah Tamara
2014 6 168
2015 — 181
2016 — 154
2017 — 141
2018 — 114
2019 — 124
2020 9 107
2021 — 104
2022 — 120
2023 — 109
2024 5 115

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, 1980–2024.

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