The first name Tamra
A girl’s name from Hebrew.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Hebrew origin
A female given name from Hebrew, a rare nonstandard spelling of Tamara.
A form of Tamara.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Tamra last appeared in the official list in 2011, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2005, with 3 births (#4,798).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tamra with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Tamra at birth, 1880–2025
In 2019, 5 girls born in the United States were named Tamra, the 17,711th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1959, when 824 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 Tamra
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Tamra DavisAmerican film director, music video director, television director (born 1962)
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Tamra?
- Tamra comes from Hebrew.
- How popular is the name Tamra?
- In 2011, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Tamra, ranking 5,785th. Its peak was 2005, with 3 births.
- Is Tamra a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 13,715 US babies named Tamra since 1880 were girls.
- When was Tamra most popular?
- 1959 in the United States, when 824 babies were named Tamra, its highest rank at 327th.
- What name is Tamra a form of?
- Tamra is a form of Tamara.