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Tamara

Girl Hebrew #1848 in 2023

Tamara is a girl name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Tamara

Of Slavic origin, mainly from Тама́ра, name of a 12th-century saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, cognate with English biblical Tamar, from תמר.

Popularity of Tamara

Popularity, 1917–2023

109 births in 2023

1917 2023

131,055 U.S. births recorded from 1917–2023.

Peak year

1970

4,721 babies

First recorded

1917

106 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.