Girls' name · since 1957
Tamora
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 677 babies named Tamora, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,725 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 677
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tamora sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 677 recorded since 1957.
Tamora has 677 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2024.
- #9,725 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 677 born since 1957
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamora ranks #9,725 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 677 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,725 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 677
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tamora's 677 recorded births place it above 86.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tamora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tamora splits its recorded history at 1979: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tamora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2024
- Peak year (1958)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Tamora by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (244 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Tamora's strongest decade.
244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Tamora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 75
1950s
75 births
- 1960s
1960s
244 births
- 1970s
1970s
209 births
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 244 births (36% of all-time use).
How Tamora compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tamora's total volume
Tamora by state
Where Tamora concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 20 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
28 of 677 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Tamora's data
- Tamora's decade-level peak was the 1960s (244 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tamoras (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Tamora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1957–2024 (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 Tamora 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.