Recorded 1961–2015 Girls' name Peak 2015 36 births

Tamerah — girls' name

36 babies named Tamerah in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101990s102000s102010s6
1960s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Tamerah was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

6 babies were named Tamerah in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamerah

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Tamerah between 1961 and 2015, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamerah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamerah performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tamerah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamerah 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 36 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.

Tamerah at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

36

Since 1961

55 years of records

Peak year

2015

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1961

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2015

Tamerah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1961

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2015)
6
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
4.555.566.5 2015200620001996199419631961 5

Tamerah by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
10 births that decade — 28% of Tamerah's all-time total
1960s101990s102000s102010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamerah?
36 babies have been named Tamerah since 1961. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2015 with 6 births.
When was Tamerah most popular?
Tamerah was most popular in the 1960s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Tamerah been used?
Tamerah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 55 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Tamerah?
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, 1961–2015 (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.