Tamerah
A feminine Arabic name meaning "fruitful date palm".
Name Census estimates that about 33 living Americans carry the first name Tamerah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tamerah today is around 34 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tamerah births was 2015 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tamerah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Tamerah. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
33
~ 1 in 10,386,495 Americans
Peak year
2015
6 babies that year
Average age
34
years old
2015 SSA rank
#16,226
Tracked since 1961
Popularity
Tamerah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tamerah from the 1960s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 10 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Tamerah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tamerah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tamerah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tamerah
The name Tamerah is a variant spelling of the Hebrew name Tamar, which means "date palm tree" or "palm tree". It has its origins in ancient Israel, where date palm trees were abundant and held cultural significance.
The name Tamar first appears in the Old Testament of the Bible, where it refers to two different women. The first was the daughter-in-law of Judah, known for her tragic story recounted in Genesis 38. The second Tamar was the beautiful daughter of King David, whose story is told in 2 Samuel 13.
In the Middle Ages, the name Tamar was popular among Jewish communities across Europe and the Middle East. It was also adopted by some Christian families, particularly in Eastern Europe, where variants like Tamara and Tamerah emerged.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Tamerah can be found in the 12th century, when a woman named Tamerah bat Yitzchak lived in the Jewish community of Cordoba, Spain. She was a renowned poet and scholar.
In the 16th century, a woman named Tamerah ben Avraham was a respected rabbi and teacher in the Ottoman Empire. Her writings on Jewish law and philosophy were widely studied in her time.
Another notable figure with the name Tamerah was Tamerah al-Lababidi, an Arab poet from Damascus who lived in the 17th century. Her poetry collection, "The Fragrant Garden," was highly influential in the Arabic literary tradition.
In the 19th century, Tamerah Kugelmann was a German-Jewish artist and activist who campaigned for women's rights and social reform. She was born in 1834 and lived until 1902.
Finally, Tamerah Karsavina was a renowned Russian ballerina who danced with the Ballets Russes in the early 20th century. She was born in 1885 and is considered one of the greatest ballet dancers of her era.
While the name Tamerah has been less common in recent times, it has a rich history spanning many cultures and centuries, reflecting the enduring beauty and resilience of the date palm tree.
People
Tamerah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tamerah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tamerah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tamerah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 33 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tamerah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 10,386,495 US residents.
Is Tamerah a common name?
We classify Tamerah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 48% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 36 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tamerah most popular?
The single biggest year for Tamerah was 2015, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tamerah is about 34 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tamerah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tamerah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tamerah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tamerah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tamerah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tamerah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How common is the name Tamerah?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.