Tamara Girl
How popular is Tamara?
#1,808 girl name in 2025
111 baby girls were named Tamara in the US in 2025, making it the 1808th most popular girl name.
121,617living people named Tamara (est.)
53median age of people named Tamara
131,703babies named Tamara since 1880
1 in 29,868US babies born in 2025
Tamara popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,808 for girls (▼ 55 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 111 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-39% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,311 in 2015, #1,830 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1970 (4,721 girls) |
| Highest rank | #63 in 1974 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Tamara is most popular
Babies named Tamara per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (27 girls)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (59 girls)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (44 girls)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (69 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (68 girls)
Tamara by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #4,081 |
| 1920s | 30 | #3,162 |
| 1930s | 292 | #868 |
| 1940s | 2,365 | #417 |
| 1950s | 13,091 | #121 |
| 1960s | 39,006 | #78 |
| 1970s | 37,076 | #63 |
| 1980s | 21,235 | #108 |
| 1990s | 10,695 | #208 |
| 2000s | 5,101 | #373 |
| 2010s | 1,721 | #1,075 |
| 2020s | 668 | #1,731 |
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Questions
- Is Tamara a boy or girl name?
- Tamara is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Tamara were girls.
- How popular is the name Tamara?
- 111 baby girls were named Tamara in the US in 2025, making it the 1808th most popular girl name.
- When was Tamara most popular?
- Tamara peaked in 1970, when 4,721 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #63 in 1974.
- How many people are named Tamara?
- 131,703 babies have been named Tamara in the US since 1880. We estimate about 121,617 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 53.
- Where is Tamara most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Tamara was most common in New Jersey, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.