Tamarah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ta-MAH-ra
- Origin
- Hebrew
Tamarah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “date palm”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tamarah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Tamara; Russian and Georgian form of Tamar
“date palm”
A form of the biblical Tamar; Queen Tamar ruled Georgia during its medieval golden age.
Meaning borrowed from Tamara. More on Wiktionary.
Is Tamarah a girl's or a boy's name?
Tamarah is a girls' name.
How popular is Tamarah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 5 girls.
Tamarah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
How popular is Tamarah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 38 girls. It first appears in the records in 1957.
Half of all the girls named Tamarah in the US since 1880 were born between 1971 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tamarah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6,548 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5,795 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 38 | #3,088 |
| 1995 | 23 | #4,343 |
| 1994 | 26 | #4,011 |
| 1993 | 24 | #4,252 |
| 1992 | 24 | #4,229 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 1990 | 31 | #3,431 |
| 1989 | 36 | #2,980 |
| 1988 | 32 | #3,090 |
| 1987 | 32 | #2,970 |
| 1986 | 28 | #3,201 |
| 1985 | 26 | #3,327 |
| 1984 | 30 | #2,914 |
| 1983 | 31 | #2,782 |
| 1982 | 34 | #2,704 |
| 1981 | 25 | #3,340 |
| 1980 | 30 | #2,940 |
| 1979 | 23 | #3,442 |
| 1978 | 34 | #2,516 |
| 1977 | 22 | #3,365 |
| 1976 | 23 | #3,094 |
| 1975 | 23 | #3,052 |
| 1974 | 18 | #3,558 |
| 1973 | 23 | #2,914 |
| 1972 | 16 | #3,714 |
| 1971 | 29 | #2,542 |
| 1970 | 24 | #2,856 |
| 1969 | 12 | #4,197 |
| 1968 | 14 | #3,609 |
| 1967 | 31 | #2,117 |
| 1966 | 15 | #3,265 |
| 1965 | 23 | #2,537 |
| 1964 | 20 | #2,824 |
| 1963 | 31 | #2,130 |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,988 |
| 1961 | 26 | #2,358 |
| 1960 | 27 | #2,245 |
| 1959 | 29 | #2,107 |
| 1958 | 24 | #2,321 |
| 1957 | 15 | #3,032 |
Nicknames for Tamarah
Names like Tamarah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hadassah, Farah, Summer, Aaliyah, Taliyah, Aakifah, Hibah, Umamah, Zemirah, Sumayyah, Ruqayyah, Azeemah
Names related to Tamarah
Tamara, Tamar, Tamarra, Tammara, Tamari, Thamara, Tamaria, Tameria, Tamra, Tamirah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Tamarah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tamarah, updated 20 October 2026.