Is Tamara a boy or girl name?
Tamara is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 115 girls and 0 boys were named Tamara, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 131,587 US babies named Tamara were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,757
- Babies named Tamara since 1917
- 131,587
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 4,733 babies
Boys and girls named Tamara, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 292 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,365 | 100% |
| 1950s | 14 | 13,090 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 110 | 39,006 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 164 | 37,076 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 109 | 21,236 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 15 | 10,695 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 5 | 5,100 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,719 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 555 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,757 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,848 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,739 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,908 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,839 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,698 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,797 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,561 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,490 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,314 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,381 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,272 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,208 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 216 | #1,137 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 231 | #1,081 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 300 | #908 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 351 | #817 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 416 | #700 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 416 | #681 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 438 | #639 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 503 | #568 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 575 | #499 |
| 2002 | 5 | #12,285 | 797 | #374 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 623 | #447 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 681 | #417 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 750 | #383 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 879 | #335 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 933 | #316 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,004 | #288 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,070 | #258 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,131 | #245 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,020 | #269 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,265 | #223 |
| 1991 | 6 | #8,122 | 1,262 | #227 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,761 | 1,381 | #209 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,242 | 1,486 | #187 |
| 1988 | 6 | #7,153 | 1,531 | #183 |
| 1987 | 7 | #6,017 | 1,735 | #160 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,423 | 2,101 | #134 |
| 1985 | 16 | #3,058 | 1,991 | #148 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,510 | 2,289 | #124 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,394 | 2,280 | #131 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,928 | 2,361 | #129 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,824 | 2,653 | #115 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,407 | 2,809 | #108 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,556 | 2,885 | #104 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,684 | 2,801 | #105 |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,448 | 3,126 | #93 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,693 | 3,086 | #91 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,529 | 3,629 | #77 |
| 1974 | 23 | #1,972 | 4,525 | #64 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,210 | 4,286 | #66 |
| 1972 | 18 | #2,234 | 3,531 | #84 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,540 | 4,486 | #80 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,873 | 4,721 | #79 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,534 | 4,652 | #78 |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,188 | 4,308 | #80 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,751 | 4,000 | #86 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,610 | 3,481 | #98 |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,909 | 3,562 | #104 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,304 | 3,807 | #108 |
| 1963 | 9 | #3,032 | 3,981 | #111 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,560 | 3,822 | #119 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,622 | 3,730 | #125 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,310 | 3,663 | #124 |
| 1959 | 9 | #3,021 | 3,799 | #121 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 3,411 | #127 |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,491 | 1,846 | #191 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 728 | #323 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 670 | #329 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 664 | #328 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 583 | #345 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 531 | #359 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 471 | #376 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 387 | #407 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 352 | #419 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 324 | #443 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 373 | #422 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 306 | #441 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 194 | #527 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 193 | #523 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 168 | #582 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 133 | #647 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 143 | #587 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 179 | #516 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 65 | #876 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,043 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,300 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,318 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,379 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,476 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,765 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,869 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,570 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,031 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,509 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,413 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,836 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,385 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,532 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tamara reached #1,909 in 1965. As a girl name, it reached #64 in 1974. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tamara
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.