Recorded 1952–1998 Girls' name Peak 1958 1,817 births

Tambra — girls' name

1,817 babies named Tambra in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s2981960s8261970s3621980s2391990s92
1960s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Tambra was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

126 babies were named Tambra in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tambra

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,817 babies named Tambra between 1952 and 1998, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tambra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 126 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tambra performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 826 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tambra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 176 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Tambra in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tambra 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 1,817 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.

Tambra at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

1,817

Since 1952

47 years of records

Peak year

1958

126 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1952

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1998

Tambra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1952

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1958)
126
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Tambra by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
826 births that decade — 45% of Tambra's all-time total
1950s2981960s8261970s3621980s2391990s92

Tambra by state

Where Tambra concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tambra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
176 9.7%
#2 Texas
154 8.5%
#3 Ohio
50 2.8%
#4 Indiana
36 2.0%
#5 Illinois
31 1.7%
#6 Kentucky
29 1.6%
#7 Missouri
19 1.0%
#8 Pennsylvania
18 1.0%
California share of Tambra's total US births 9.7%
Even split

176 of 1,817 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Tambra appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tambra?
1,817 babies have been named Tambra since 1952. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1958 with 126 births.
When was Tambra most popular?
Tambra was most popular in the 1960s decade with 826 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Tambra most popular?
The top states for the name Tambra are California (176 births), Texas (154 births), Ohio (50 births).
How long has the name Tambra been used?
Tambra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 47 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Tambra?
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.

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, 1952–1998 (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.