girl's name
Tamera
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 14,720
Ireland
#722
2001 births
Tamera is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1959, when 614 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1940.
Tamera over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 163 |
| 1950s | 1,612 |
| 1960s | 5,260 |
| 1970s | 2,410 |
| 1980s | 1,361 |
| 1990s | 1,776 |
| 2000s | 1,040 |
| 2010s | 539 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 121 |
How popular is Tamera?
In 2025, Tamera was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Tamera is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Tamera is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Taméra | Taméra is a rare spelling of Tamera, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Tamera
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tamera also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tamera over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tamera
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tamera — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tamera
How popular is the name Tamera?
In 2025, Tamera was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Tamera a girl's or a boy's name?
Tamera is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Tamera most popular?
Tamera peaked in 1959, when 614 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Tamera a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tamera currently ranks #6,772 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.