Tamra is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Tamra means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Tamra across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Tamra has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Tamra is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “date palm tree”. A contracted variant of Tamara.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 13,715 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 6 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Tamra per year, United States (1937 to 2019). United States peaked in 1959 (824/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2005 (3/yr).
Tamra has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1959, when it ranked #597 nationally (given to 824 babies that year).
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