Recorded 1957–2001 Girls' name Peak 1963 1,338 births

Tammera — girls' name

1,338 babies named Tammera in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1441960s7431970s2801980s1291990s372000s5
1960s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Tammera was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

96 babies were named Tammera in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tammera

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,338 babies named Tammera between 1957 and 2001, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tammera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 96 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tammera performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 743 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tammera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 113 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Tammera in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tammera 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 1,338 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.

Tammera at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

1,338

Since 1957

45 years of records

Peak year

1963

96 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1957

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2001

Tammera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1957

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1963)
96
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
050100150 200119911985198019751970196519601957 26

Tammera by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
743 births that decade — 56% of Tammera's all-time total
1950s1441960s7431970s2801980s1291990s372000s5

Tammera by state

Where Tammera concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tammera
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
113 8.4%
#2 Michigan
37 2.8%
#3 Ohio
36 2.7%
#4 Washington
35 2.6%
#5 Texas
28 2.1%
#6 Indiana
26 1.9%
#7 Missouri
23 1.7%
#8 Illinois
21 1.6%
California share of Tammera's total US births 8.4%
Even split

113 of 1,338 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Tammera appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tammera?
1,338 babies have been named Tammera since 1957. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1963 with 96 births.
When was Tammera most popular?
Tammera was most popular in the 1960s decade with 743 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Tammera most popular?
The top states for the name Tammera are California (113 births), Michigan (37 births), Ohio (36 births).
How long has the name Tammera been used?
Tammera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 45 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Tammera?
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, 1957–2001 (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.