Girls' name · since 1940
Tamera
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 14,282 babies named Tamera, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,597 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,282
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tamera currently ranks #6597 among girls' names in America, with 14,282 babies recorded since 1940.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamera has been recorded 14,282 times among girls since 1940, currently ranked #6597 nationally and more common than 62% 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 1940 to 2025.
- #1,326 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,597 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,282 born since 1940
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamera ranks #1,326 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,597 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,282 born since 1940, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,326 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,597 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,282
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tamera's 14,282 recorded births place it above 98.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tamera compares
14,282 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Tamera's all-time total is 38x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tamera | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,282 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 614 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tamera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tamera splits its recorded history at 1983: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1942 (8 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 614 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tamera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025
- Peak year (1959)
- 614
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Tamera by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (5,260 births, 37% of the file).
1960s was Tamera's strongest decade.
5,260 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Tamera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 163
1940s
163 births
- 1950s 1,612
1950s
1,612 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,260 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,410 births
- 1980s 1,361
1980s
1,361 births
- 1990s 1,776
1990s
1,776 births
- 2000s 1,040
2000s
1,040 births
- 2010s 539
2010s
539 births
- 2020s 121
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 5,260 births (37% of all-time use).
How Tamera 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 Tamera's total volume
Tamera by state
Where Tamera concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,323 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 811 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 675 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 613 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 598 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 528 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Washington | | 375 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 358 | 2.5% |
1,323 of 14,282 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Tamera appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tamera's data
- Tamera's decade-level peak was the 1960s (5,260 total births); usage has since declined to 121 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tameras (1,323 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 Tamera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1940–2025 (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 Tamera 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.