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Tamara

in the US

There are 119,440 people with the first name "Tamara" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Tamara 372
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  1. is 368th most common Alexander
  2. is 369th most common Yolanda
  3. is 370th most common Warren
  4. is 371st most common Doug
  5. is 372nd most common Tamara
  6. is 373rd most common Jacob
  7. is 374th most common Marlene
  8. is 375th most common Jeanette
  9. is 376th most common Kristin

Similar Names and Nicknames

Tamar, Tamarah, Tamarra, Tamaria, Tamaira, Tamari, Tamarie, Tamare, Tamaro, Tamayra

Most Common Last Names for Tamara

Smith, Johnson, Williams, Jones, Brown, Miller, Davis, Anderson, Jackson, Wilson

Meaning & History

(female) Russian: probably derived from the Hebrew name Tamar, from a vocabulary word meaning ‘date palm’, with the addition of the feminine suffix -a. The name Tamar is borne in the Bible by two female characters: the daughter-in-law of Judah, who is involved in a somewhat seamy story of sexual intrigue (Genesis 38), and a daughter of King David (2 Samuel 13), the full sister of Absalom, who is raped by her half-brother Amnon, for which Absalom kills him. It is rather surprising, therefore, that it should have given rise to such a popular given name. However, Absalom himself later has a daughter named Tamar, who is referred to as ‘a woman of a fair countenance’ (2 Samuel 14:27), and the name may derive its popularity from this reference. The name is now also used in the English-speaking world.

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