Tamara
femaleStatistical recordWhat official birth registration shows about Tamara: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.
No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.
among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025
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| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #116 |
| 1997 | #137 |
| 1998 | #155 |
| 1999 | #200 |
| 2000 | #235 |
| 2001 | #280 |
| 2002 | #302 |
| 2003 | #394 |
| 2004 | #337 |
| 2005 | #325 |
| 2006 | #394 |
| 2007 | #390 |
| 2008 | #393 |
| 2009 | #530 |
| 2010 | #458 |
| 2011 | #449 |
| 2012 | #458 |
| 2013 | #536 |
| 2014 | #527 |
| 2015 | #500 |
| 2016 | #537 |
| 2017 | #593 |
| 2018 | #843 |
| 2019 | #664 |
| 2020 | #821 |
| 2021 | #779 |
| 2022 | #796 |
| 2023 | #794 |
| 2024 | #1065 |
| 2025 | #894 |
VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.
See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales
What the data shows
Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 57 of the 79 years from 1946 to 2024.
In 2025: #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #894 among girls in England and Wales.
Official data from 7 national registrars across 7 regions, 1946–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #386 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1975–1996
Highest recorded position: #52 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1992 (recorded 1975–1996).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #894 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1946 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #52 in New South Wales, Australia in 1993.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | England and Wales | female | #894 | 39 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | England and Wales | female | #1065 | 32 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | England and Wales | female | #794 | 45 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | female | #796 | 45 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | female | #779 | 47 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | female | #821 | 44 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | female | #664 | 59 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | female | #843 | 44 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | female | #593 | 71 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | female | #537 | 79 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | female | #500 | 86 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | female | #527 | 80 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | female | #536 | 78 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | female | #458 | 98 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | female | #449 | 94 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | female | #458 | 90 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | female | #530 | 75 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | female | #393 | 111 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | female | #390 | 106 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | female | #394 | 107 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | female | #325 | 125 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | female | #337 | 114 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | female | #394 | 92 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | female | #302 | 120 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | female | #280 | 136 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | female | #235 | 175 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | female | #200 | 217 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | female | #155 | 297 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | female | #137 | 341 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | female | #116 | 397 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #95 | 84 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1995 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #74 | 113 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1994 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #55 | 140 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1993 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #52 | 154 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1992 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #52 | 138 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1991 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #63 | 115 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1989 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #58 | 131 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1988 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #69 | 124 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1987 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #78 | 99 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1986 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #76 | 100 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1985 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #69 | 113 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1984 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #86 | 89 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1983 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #87 | 88 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1982 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #85 | 94 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1981 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #83 | 95 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1980 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #81 | 92 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1979 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #95 | 78 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1978 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #76 | 111 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1977 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #79 | 97 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1976 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #62 | 124 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1975 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #79 | 96 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1999 | New Zealand | female | #98 | 46 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | New Zealand | female | #98 | 43 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | New Zealand | female | #80 | 65 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | New Zealand | female | #73 | 73 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | New Zealand | female | #63 | 85 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Northern Ireland | female | #434 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Northern Ireland | female | #444 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland | female | #419 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Northern Ireland | female | #413 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Northern Ireland | female | #384 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Northern Ireland | female | #252 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Northern Ireland | female | #343 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Northern Ireland | female | #220 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Northern Ireland | female | #344 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Northern Ireland | female | #197 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Northern Ireland | female | #147 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Norway | female | #516 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Norway | female | #494 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Norway | female | #500 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Norway | female | #550 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Norway | female | #474 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Norway | female | #577 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Norway | female | #554 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Norway | female | #553 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Norway | female | #524 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Norway | female | #506 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Norway | female | #487 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Norway | female | #539 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Norway | female | #580 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Norway | female | #618 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Norway | female | #478 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Norway | female | #585 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Norway | female | #466 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Norway | female | #480 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Norway | female | #482 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Norway | female | #533 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Norway | female | #462 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Norway | female | #555 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Norway | female | #496 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Norway | female | #472 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Norway | female | #423 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Norway | female | #575 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Norway | female | #500 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Norway | female | #508 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Norway | female | #466 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Norway | female | #508 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Norway | female | #401 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Norway | female | #394 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Norway | female | #610 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Norway | female | #605 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Norway | female | #366 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Norway | female | #546 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Norway | female | #494 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Norway | female | #648 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Norway | female | #482 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Norway | female | #443 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Norway | female | #572 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Norway | female | #363 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Norway | female | #536 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Norway | female | #579 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Norway | female | #453 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | Norway | female | #413 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1961 | Norway | female | #379 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1959 | Norway | female | #436 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1958 | Norway | female | #368 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1957 | Norway | female | #434 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1956 | Norway | female | #339 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1955 | Norway | female | #448 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1954 | Norway | female | #375 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1950 | Norway | female | #308 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1949 | Norway | female | #355 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1948 | Norway | female | #354 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1946 | Norway | female | #386 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Republic of Ireland | female | #885 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland | female | #856 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland | female | #883 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland | female | #700 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland | female | #871 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland | female | #734 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland | female | #515 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland | female | #532 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland | female | #876 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland | female | #540 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland | female | #612 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland | female | #393 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland | female | #663 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland | female | #439 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland | female | #383 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | female | #505 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland | female | #431 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland | female | #221 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland | female | #197 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | female | #263 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland | female | #238 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | female | #369 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland | female | #239 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland | female | #211 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland | female | #159 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | female | #176 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland | female | #216 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland | female | #196 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | female | #268 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Republic of Ireland | female | #266 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland | female | #456 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Republic of Ireland | female | #365 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland | female | #517 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Republic of Ireland | female | #445 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Republic of Ireland | female | #492 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Republic of Ireland | female | #422 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Republic of Ireland | female | #386 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Republic of Ireland | female | #365 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Republic of Ireland | female | #365 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Republic of Ireland | female | #467 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Republic of Ireland | female | #363 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Republic of Ireland | female | #542 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Republic of Ireland | female | #428 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Republic of Ireland | female | #518 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Republic of Ireland | female | #455 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Republic of Ireland | female | #428 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Republic of Ireland | female | #471 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Republic of Ireland | female | #466 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Scotland | female | #541 | 5 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
- Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.
Where Tamara is officially recorded
7 official registrars have recorded Tamara, between 1946 and 2025, in 68 of those 80 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.
| Registrar | Recorded | Years | Its own highest position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1946–2024 | 57 | #308 in 1950 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1971–2025 | 48 | #159 in 1998 |
| New South Wales, Australia | 1975–1996 | 21 | #52 in 1992 |
| New Zealand | 1988–1999 | 5 | #63 in 1988 |
| England and Wales | 1996–2025 | 30 | #116 in 1996 |
| Northern Ireland | 1997–2018 | 11 | #147 in 1997 |
| Scotland | 2024 | 1 | #541 in 2024 |
Its high point came 74 years earlier in Norway (1950) than in Scotland (2024).
No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1950; it appears again in 1954.
What's not yet available
- Meaning
- Origin
- Pronunciation
- Nicknames and spelling variants
Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.
Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1946 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #52 in New South Wales, Australia in 1993. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.