Girls' name · since 1917
Tamara
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 131,286 babies named Tamara, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #309 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,809 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 131,286
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tamara is the #1809 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 131,286 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamara has been recorded 131,286 times among girls since 1917, currently ranked #1809 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #309 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,809 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 131,286 born since 1917
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamara ranks #309 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,809 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 131,286 born since 1917, peaking in the 1960s.
- #309 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,809 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 131,286
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tamara's 131,286 recorded births place it above 99.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tamara compares
131,286 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tamara's all-time total is 349x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tamara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 131,286 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 4,721 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tamara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tamara's full recorded timeline at 1975, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 4,721 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tamara popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 4,721
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Tamara popularity over time - boys
417 total births recorded since 1957 (Tamara as boys' name)
Tamara by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (39,006 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Tamara's strongest decade.
39,006 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Tamara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 30
1920s
30 births
- 1930s 292
1930s
292 births
- 1940s 2,365
1940s
2,365 births
- 1950s 13,091
1950s
13,091 births
- 1960s
1960s
39,006 births
- 1970s
1970s
37,076 births
- 1980s
1980s
21,235 births
- 1990s 10,695
1990s
10,695 births
- 2000s 5,101
2000s
5,101 births
- 2010s 1,721
2010s
1,721 births
- 2020s 668
2020s
668 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 39,006 births (30% of all-time use).
How Tamara compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tamara's total volume
Tamara by state
Where Tamara concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15,984 | 12.2% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 8,285 | 6.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 7,252 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 7,155 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 7,072 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 6,703 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5,322 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Florida | | 4,493 | 3.4% |
15,984 of 131,286 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Tamara appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tamara's data
- Tamara's decade-level peak was the 1960s (39,006 total births); usage has since declined to 668 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tamaras (15,984 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tamara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~108 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tamara draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.