Tamra vs Tamara

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

Name A

Tamra

Girl name

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Name B

Tamara

Girl name · Rank #1752

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Metric Tamra Tamara
Current Rank Unranked #1752
Total Births (all years) 13,710 131,170
Peak Year 1959 1970
Peak Year Births 824 4,721
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1937 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Tamra Tamara
1910ss — 6
1920ss — 30
1930ss 15 292
1940ss 331 2,365
1950ss 2,104 13,090
1960ss 4,739 39,006
1970ss 3,080 37,076
1980ss 2,025 21,236
1990ss 948 10,695
2000ss 373 5,100
2010ss 95 1,719
2020ss — 555

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tamra Tamara
2014 14 168
2015 10 181
2016 7 154
2017 — 141
2018 7 114
2019 5 124
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, 1937–2019.

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