The first name Tamera
A girl’s name from Hebrew.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Hebrew origin
A female given name from Hebrew, a rare nonstandard spelling variant of Tamara, popularized by actress Tamera Mowry in the 1990s.
A form of Tamara.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Tamera last appeared in the official list in 2019, given to 5 girls. It peaked in 2014, with 38 births (#963).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tamera with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Tamera at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 17 girls born in the United States were named Tamera, the 6,801st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1959, when 614 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Tamera
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Tamera MowryAmerican actress and television personality, born 1978
- Tamera YoungAmerican basketball player (born 1986)
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Tamera?
- Tamera comes from Hebrew.
- How popular is the name Tamera?
- In 2019, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Tamera, ranking 4,001st. Its peak was 2014, with 38 births.
- Is Tamera a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 14,282 US babies named Tamera since 1880 were girls.
- When was Tamera most popular?
- 1959 in the United States, when 614 babies were named Tamera, its highest rank at 381st.
- What name is Tamera a form of?
- Tamera is a form of Tamara.