Is Tamra a boy or girl name?
Tamra was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 13,715 US babies named Tamra were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Tamra since 1937
- 13,715
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 824 babies
Boys and girls named Tamra, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 331 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,104 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 4,739 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 0 | 3,080 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,025 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 948 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 373 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 95 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,699 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,657 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,184 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,786 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,443 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,927 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,116 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,573 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,880 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,843 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,778 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,557 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,677 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,817 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,123 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,081 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,852 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,313 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,773 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,468 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,240 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,389 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,860 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,549 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,543 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,723 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,350 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,261 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,184 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,108 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 169 | #982 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 192 | #886 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 224 | #769 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 217 | #779 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 216 | #752 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 200 | #793 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 208 | #785 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 228 | #729 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 220 | #755 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 248 | #688 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 215 | #730 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 214 | #724 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 246 | #631 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 276 | #590 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 324 | #520 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 296 | #556 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 347 | #503 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 390 | #492 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 524 | #423 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 567 | #399 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,676 | 458 | #446 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 407 | #469 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 424 | #459 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 394 | #478 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 472 | #451 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 506 | #432 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 453 | #450 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 493 | #441 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 565 | #403 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 824 | #327 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 587 | #379 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 244 | #627 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,131 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,218 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,153 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,273 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,214 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,291 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,347 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,249 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,325 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,395 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,767 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,790 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,738 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,658 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,663 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,089 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,182 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,121 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,211 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tamra reached #4,676 in 1968. As a girl name, it reached #327 in 1959. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.