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Tamara

Tamara is currently the #1808 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 111 babies. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Looking at the full record since 1917, Tamara hit its all-time high of #63 in 1974, when 4,525 girls were given the name. State by state, New Jersey leads the way at #846.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1808
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#63
in 1974 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
111
girls named Tamara

Tamara popularity, 1880–2025

0.083%0.17%0.25%0.33%18801900192019401960198020002020#63 in 1974
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1974

Where Tamara is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025MI—New York: #1654 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1654Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025IA—Illinois: #1405 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1405Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #1392 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1392New Jersey: #846 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#846Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025CT—California: #1491 (15 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1491Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025AL—Georgia: #1358 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1358Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Tamara in 2025HI—Texas: #2038 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#2038Florida: #1055 (14 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#1055
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Jersey (#846), Florida (#1055), Georgia (#1358)

Uniqueness score

61/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Tamara in the most recent year of SSA data.

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