Tamyra
Tamyra Monica Gray is an American actress, singer and songwriter, who finished fourth place on the first season of the musical reality competition American Idol in 2002. Post American Idol, Gray has begun acting on Broadway and television. She had a recurring role on the third season of the drama series Boston Public in early 2003.
Meaning & Origin of Tamyra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tamyra Monica Gray is an American actress, singer and songwriter, who finished fourth place on the first season of the musical reality competition American Idol in 2002. Post American Idol, Gray has begun acting on Broadway and television. She had a recurring role on the third season of the drama series Boston Public in early 2003.
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The Story of Tamyra
Tamyra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1941, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 122 Tamyras were born — ranking #1,579 that year. As of 2026, Tamyra ranks #12,180 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Tamyras 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 Tamyra
Tamyra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1941 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Tamyra's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #1,579. Use the chart and map above to compare Tamyra'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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