Tamaira
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tah-MAIR-ah
- Origin
- Modern
Tamaira is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Tamaira come from?
Modern: modern US coinage, in the style of Tamara
Is Tamaira a girl's or a boy's name?
Tamaira is a girls' name.
How popular is Tamaira in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Tamaira in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tamaira in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 22 | #4,656 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 13 | #3,957 |
| 1968 | 15 | #3,455 |
Names like Tamaira
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Samira, Zaira, Safa, Zahira, Zaniya, Zaniyah, Salma, Amira, Zahara, Safiya, Shayla
Names related to Tamaira
Tamara, Tamar, Tamari, Tamira, Thamara, Tamaria, Tamarah, Tameria
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tamaira: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tamaira, updated 20 October 2026.