How Many People Are Named Tamara?
people named Tamara are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,836 people in the US has this name
Based on 131,703 babies named Tamara in Social Security records from 1917 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
4,733 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Russian form of TAMAR. Russian performers such as Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), Tamara Drasin (1905-1943), Tamara Geva (1907-1997) and Tamara Toumanova (1919-1996) introduced it to the English-speaking world. It was also borne by the Polish cubist painter Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Tamara (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tamara alive today is about 50 years old, and 64% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 42 and 60 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tamara first appears in the records in 1917 and was given most often in 1970, to 4,733 babies. In 2025, 111 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1917 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Tamara never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #64, in 1974, and it was in the top 100 for 12 years, 1966 to 1977. In 2025 it ranked #1,816.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,816 |
| Best rank | #64 (1974) |
| Years in the top 100 | 12 (1966 to 1977) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #100 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Tamara alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tamara were born in California than in any other state: about 14,622 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Tamara was given 2.2 times as often in South Dakota, 2 times in Idaho and 1.8 times in Oregon.
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