Girls' name · since 1967
Tamerra
138 babies named Tamerra in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,673 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 138
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
138 girls have been named Tamerra since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tamerra has 138 recorded births among girls since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2004.
- #23,673 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 138 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamerra ranks #23,673 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 138 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,673 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 138
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tamerra's 138 recorded births place it above 67.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tamerra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tamerra's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tamerra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2004
- Peak year (1995)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Tamerra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (71 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Tamerra's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Tamerra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 71 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Tamerra's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (71 total births) through the 2000s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Tamerra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1967–2004 (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 Tamerra 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.