Recorded 1943–2013 Girls' name Peak 1980 1,220 births

Tamarra — girls' name

1,220 babies named Tamarra in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s251950s661960s1451970s3251980s3041990s2302000s1012010s24
1970s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Tamarra was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

44 babies were named Tamarra in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamarra

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,220 babies named Tamarra between 1943 and 2013, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamarra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamarra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 325 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Tamarra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Tamarra in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamarra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,220 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tamarra at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

1,220

Since 1943

71 years of records

Peak year

1980

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1943

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2013

Tamarra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1943

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1980)
44
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
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Tamarra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
325 births that decade — 27% of Tamarra's all-time total
1940s251950s661960s1451970s3251980s3041990s2302000s1012010s24

Tamarra by state

Where Tamarra concentrates geographically — total births since 1943

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Tamarra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
33 2.7%
#2 New York
21 1.7%
#3 Illinois
17 1.4%
#4 Pennsylvania
17 1.4%
#5 Florida
5 0.4%
#6 Ohio
5 0.4%
#7 Texas
5 0.4%
California share of Tamarra's total US births 2.7%
Even split

33 of 1,220 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamarra?
1,220 babies have been named Tamarra since 1943. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1980 with 44 births.
When was Tamarra most popular?
Tamarra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 325 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Tamarra most popular?
The top states for the name Tamarra are California (33 births), New York (21 births), Illinois (17 births).
How long has the name Tamarra been used?
Tamarra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 71 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Tamarra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tammy, Tamara, Tami, Tammie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1943–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.