How Many People Are Named Tamarah?
An estimated 1,215 people in the United States have the first name Tamarah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Tamarah peaked in popularity in 1996 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tamarah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tamarah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,215
About 1 in 282,102 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1996
38 births
Total Registered
1,326
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tamarah
Tamarah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,326 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tamarah as a female name
Ranked #17,424 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1996 (38 births)
Tamarah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tamarah span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 304 babies were registered. Tamarah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tamarah by Decade
How has Tamarah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tamarah by State
Birth registrations for Tamarah span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Ohio, New Jersey, Florida. On average, about 13 Tamarahs were registered per state.
Tamarah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tamarah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tamarah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tamarah?
We estimate approximately 1,215 people named Tamarah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 282,102 Americans share this first name.
Is Tamarah a common name?
Tamarah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,326 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tamarah most popular?
Tamarah reached peak popularity in 1996, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tamarah is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tamarah a female name?
Tamarah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tamarah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tamarah Smith, Tamarah Johnson, Tamarah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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