Tamera
Tamera is a variation of the female given name Tamara. Notable individuals with that name include:Tamera Alexander, American author Tamera Foster, English singer Tamera Mowry, American actress Tamera Campbell, the character she played in Sister, Sister Tamera Szijarto, Hungarian-Filipina beauty queen and entrepreneur Tamera Young, American basketball player
Meaning & Origin of Tamera
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tamera is a variation of the female given name Tamara. Notable individuals with that name include:Tamera Alexander, American author Tamera Foster, English singer Tamera Mowry, American actress Tamera Campbell, the character she played in Sister, Sister Tamera Szijarto, Hungarian-Filipina beauty queen and entrepreneur Tamera Young, American basketball player
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The Story of Tamera
Tamera first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1940, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1959, when 614 Tameras were born — ranking #381 that year. As of 2026, Tamera ranks #6,706 for baby girls with 17 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 14K Tameras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tamera
Tamera is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1940 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Tamera's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #381. Use the chart and map above to compare Tamera's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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