Recorded 1967–2004 Girls' name Peak 1995 138 births

Tamerra — girls' name

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.

1960s51970s51980s301990s712000s27
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Tamerra was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

13 babies were named Tamerra in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamerra

The Social Security Administration has registered 138 babies named Tamerra between 1967 and 2004, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamerra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamerra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tamerra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamerra 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 138 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.

Tamerra at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

138

Since 1967

38 years of records

Peak year

1995

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1967

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2004

Tamerra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1967

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1995)
13
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
468101214 2004200019971994198819851967 5

Tamerra by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
71 births that decade — 51% of Tamerra's all-time total
1960s51970s51980s301990s712000s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamerra?
138 babies have been named Tamerra since 1967. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1995 with 13 births.
When was Tamerra most popular?
Tamerra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Tamerra been used?
Tamerra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 38 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Tamerra?
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, 1967–2004 (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.