Recorded 1957–1998 Girls' name Peak 1969 583 births

Tammra — girls' name

583 babies named Tammra in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s511960s2861970s1531980s751990s18
1960s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Tammra was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

40 babies were named Tammra in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tammra

The Social Security Administration has registered 583 babies named Tammra between 1957 and 1998, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tammra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tammra performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 286 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tammra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Tammra in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tammra 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 583 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.

Tammra at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

583

Since 1957

42 years of records

Peak year

1969

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1957

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1998

Tammra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1957

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1969)
40
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
01020304050 19981987198219771972196719621957 17

Tammra by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
286 births that decade — 49% of Tammra's all-time total
1950s511960s2861970s1531980s751990s18

Tammra by state

Where Tammra concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Tammra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
39 6.7%
#2 Ohio
11 1.9%
#3 Michigan
6 1.0%
#4 Indiana
5 0.9%
#5 Minnesota
5 0.9%
#6 Texas
5 0.9%
California share of Tammra's total US births 6.7%
Even split

39 of 583 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tammra?
583 babies have been named Tammra since 1957. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1969 with 40 births.
When was Tammra most popular?
Tammra was most popular in the 1960s decade with 286 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Tammra most popular?
The top states for the name Tammra are California (39 births), Ohio (11 births), Michigan (6 births).
How long has the name Tammra been used?
Tammra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 42 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Tammra?
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, 1957–1998 (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.