Girls' name · since 1986
Temara
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 61 babies named Temara, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,770 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
61 girls have been named Temara since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Temara recorded 61 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1999.
- #32,770 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 61 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Temara ranks #32,770 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,770 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Temara's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Temara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Temara's full recorded timeline at 1995, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Temara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1999
- Peak year (1986)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1999.
61 total births across 14 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1986 with 9 births in a single year.
Temara by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (38 births, 62% of the file).
1990s was Temara's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Temara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 38 births (62% of all-time use).
Temara decade highlights
- Peak decade 38 births
- Runner-up 23 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Temara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1986–1999 (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 Temara 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.
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