How Many People Are Named Tamera?
An estimated 12,422 people in the United States have the first name Tamera. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Tamera peaked in popularity in 1959 with 614 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tamera 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 Tamera paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,422
About 1 in 27,593 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1959
614 births
Total Registered
14,263
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tamera
Tamera is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 14,263 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tamera as a female name
Ranked #7,532 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 1959 (614 births)
Tamera: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tamera span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 5,260 babies were registered. Tamera has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tamera by Decade
How has Tamera 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.
Tamera by State
Birth registrations for Tamera span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Wyoming, Nevada. On average, about 245 Tameras were registered per state.
Tamera + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tamera as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tamera
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Tamera: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tamera?
We estimate approximately 12,422 people named Tamera 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 27,593 Americans share this first name.
Is Tamera a common name?
Tamera is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,263 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tamera most popular?
Tamera reached peak popularity in 1959, when 614 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tamera is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tamera a female name?
Tamera is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tamera Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tamera Smith, Tamera Johnson, Tamera 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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