Recorded 1963–2009 Girls' name Peak 1975 400 births

Tomara — girls' name

400 babies named Tomara in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

400 girls have been named Tomara since 1963, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2009.

400
total births
1963–2009
years on record
1970s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Tomara was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

27 babies were named Tomara in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tomara

The Social Security Administration has registered 400 babies named Tomara between 1963 and 2009, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tomara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tomara performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 171 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tomara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tomara in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tomara 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 400 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.

Tomara at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

400

Since 1963

47 years of records

Peak year

1975

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1963

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2009

Tomara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1963

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1975)
27
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Tomara by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
171 births that decade — 43% of Tomara's all-time total
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Tomara by state

Where Tomara concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tomara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
5 1.3%
Tennessee share of Tomara's total US births 1.3%

5 of 400 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tomara?
400 babies have been named Tomara since 1963. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1975 with 27 births.
When was Tomara most popular?
Tomara was most popular in the 1970s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Tomara most popular?
The top states for the name Tomara are Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Tomara been used?
Tomara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 47 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Tomara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tommie, Tomeka, Tomasa, Tommy, 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, 1963–2009 (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.