Tamera

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A few things about Tamera you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Tamera

Tamera Mowry

American actress and television personality

Choose Tamera and your child shares a first name with Tamera Mowry, an American actress and television personality. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Tamera, like who?” Tamera Mowry's Wikipedia article is available in 22 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 94,340 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Tamera, 17 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Tamera would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryTamera first shows up in US birth records in 1940, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 85 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1959, when it ranked #381. Today it's #6,546, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowTamera was 8.8× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 10,684 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 94,340.
• 🍂TrendTamera has slipped 696 places over the last five years and now sits at #6,546. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningTamera is an English form of Tamar, which means “date palm”. Our records link it to English and Hebrew roots.

About the name Tamera

Tamera is a girl name of English and Hebrew origin meaning “date palm”. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with T and ending in “-era”. US birth records list Tamera for girls from 1940 to 2025, in 86 of those 86 years. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked #381 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #6,546, with 17 babies.

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