How popular is the name Tamara?

Tamara ranks 311th among girls' names in US records, with 131,787 births since 1917. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,269.

Is Tamara a unisex name?

No. Tamara is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1970, when 4,721 children were given the name. It has been in use for 108 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#311 of girl names

Pronounced T AH0 M AA1 R AH0 (ARPABET)

Tamara is a girls' name, and first appears in 1917. It has been given to 131,787 children — the 311th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 57% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1970, when 4,721 children were given it.

1970Girls: 4,721Boys: 12

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Tamara?: Tamara ranks 311th among girls' names in US records, with 131,787 births since 1917. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,269.
Is Tamara a unisex name?: No. Tamara is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Tamara most popular?: 1970, when 4,721 children were given the name. It has been in use for 108 years and is still recorded as of 2024.