US rank #13801 Girls' name Peak 2003 247 births

Thamara — #13801 US girls' name

247 babies named Thamara in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s171990s502000s1032010s402020s22
#13801
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 22% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Thamara was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

17 babies were named Thamara in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thamara

The Social Security Administration has registered 247 babies named Thamara between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Thamara currently holds the #13801 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thamara performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Thamara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Thamara in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thamara 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 247 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.

Thamara at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

247

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2003

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,801

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Thamara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
17
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
05101520 202420152009200520011995198819761973 5

Thamara by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
103 births that decade — 42% of Thamara's all-time total
1970s151980s171990s502000s1032010s402020s22

Thamara by state

Where Thamara concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Thamara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 4.5%
#2 California
5 2.0%
#3 New York
5 2.0%
Texas share of Thamara's total US births 4.5%
Even split

11 of 247 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thamara?
247 babies have been named Thamara since 1973. It currently ranks #13801 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 17 births.
When was Thamara most popular?
Thamara was most popular in the 2000s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Thamara most popular?
The top states for the name Thamara are Texas (11 births), California (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Thamara been used?
Thamara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Thamara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thalia, Thais, Thania, Thao, 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, 1973–2024 (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.