Recorded 1941–2023 Girls' name Peak 2003 2,267 births

Tamyra — girls' name

2,267 babies named Tamyra in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s231950s1511960s3271970s2851980s2651990s2842000s7222010s1842020s26
2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Tamyra was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

122 babies were named Tamyra in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamyra

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,267 babies named Tamyra between 1941 and 2023, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamyra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 122 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamyra performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 722 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Tamyra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 87 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Tamyra in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamyra 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 2,267 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.

Tamyra at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

2,267

Since 1941

83 years of records

Peak year

2003

122 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1941

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tamyra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1941

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
122
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
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Tamyra by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
722 births that decade — 32% of Tamyra's all-time total
1940s231950s1511960s3271970s2851980s2651990s2842000s7222010s1842020s26

Tamyra by state

Where Tamyra concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tamyra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
87 3.8%
#2 Florida
53 2.3%
#3 Illinois
51 2.2%
#4 Texas
49 2.2%
#5 Georgia
45 2.0%
#6 California
44 1.9%
#7 Pennsylvania
42 1.9%
#8 Tennessee
35 1.5%
Michigan share of Tamyra's total US births 3.8%
Even split

87 of 2,267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Tamyra appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamyra?
2,267 babies have been named Tamyra since 1941. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 122 births.
When was Tamyra most popular?
Tamyra was most popular in the 2000s decade with 722 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Tamyra most popular?
The top states for the name Tamyra are Michigan (87 births), Florida (53 births), Illinois (51 births).
How long has the name Tamyra been used?
Tamyra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 83 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tamyra?
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, 1941–2023 (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.