Recorded 1946–2006 Girls' name Peak 1963 2,507 births

Tammara — girls' name

2,507 babies named Tammara in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s71950s2061960s9291970s6651980s4431990s2182000s39
1960s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Tammara was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

106 babies were named Tammara in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tammara

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,507 babies named Tammara between 1946 and 2006, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tammara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 106 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tammara performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 929 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tammara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 231 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Tammara in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tammara 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 2,507 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.

Tammara at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

2,507

Since 1946

61 years of records

Peak year

1963

106 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1946

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2006

Tammara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1946

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1963)
106
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
050100150 200619971990198319761969196219531946 7

Tammara by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
929 births that decade — 37% of Tammara's all-time total
1940s71950s2061960s9291970s6651980s4431990s2182000s39

Tammara by state

Where Tammara concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tammara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
231 9.2%
#2 Ohio
111 4.4%
#3 Michigan
74 3.0%
#4 Indiana
67 2.7%
#5 Texas
67 2.7%
#6 Illinois
42 1.7%
#7 Missouri
32 1.3%
#8 New York
22 0.9%
California share of Tammara's total US births 9.2%
Even split

231 of 2,507 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Tammara appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tammara?
2,507 babies have been named Tammara since 1946. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1963 with 106 births.
When was Tammara most popular?
Tammara was most popular in the 1960s decade with 929 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Tammara most popular?
The top states for the name Tammara are California (231 births), Ohio (111 births), Michigan (74 births).
How long has the name Tammara been used?
Tammara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 61 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Tammara?
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.

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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, 1946–2006 (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.