Tamira
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ta-MEER-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
Tamira is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “tall, upright”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tamira mean?
Hebrew: feminine of Tamir, or an elaboration of Tamara
“tall, upright”
Is Tamira a girl's or a boy's name?
Tamira is a girls' name.
How popular is Tamira in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tamira in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tamira in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
How popular is Tamira in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 79 girls. It first appears in the records in 1957.
Half of all the girls named Tamira in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tamira in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6,675 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,142 |
| 2017 | 21 | #5,817 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6,711 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5,141 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4,705 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6,332 |
| 2010 | 26 | #5,245 |
| 2009 | 47 | #3,459 |
| 2008 | 48 | #3,419 |
| 2007 | 43 | #3,720 |
| 2006 | 45 | #3,504 |
| 2005 | 43 | #3,457 |
| 2004 | 59 | #2,738 |
| 2003 | 66 | #2,462 |
| 2002 | 48 | #3,010 |
| 2001 | 51 | #2,840 |
| 2000 | 42 | #3,212 |
| 1999 | 79 | #1,972 |
| 1998 | 69 | #2,101 |
| 1997 | 63 | #2,171 |
| 1996 | 61 | #2,204 |
| 1995 | 53 | #2,416 |
| 1994 | 36 | #3,163 |
| 1993 | 27 | #3,872 |
| 1992 | 30 | #3,575 |
| 1991 | 26 | #3,930 |
| 1990 | 34 | #3,222 |
| 1989 | 28 | #3,560 |
| 1988 | 42 | #2,534 |
| 1987 | 39 | #2,570 |
| 1986 | 34 | #2,778 |
| 1985 | 43 | #2,316 |
| 1984 | 46 | #2,148 |
| 1983 | 44 | #2,197 |
| 1982 | 43 | #2,288 |
| 1981 | 37 | #2,529 |
| 1980 | 34 | #2,699 |
| 1979 | 38 | #2,430 |
| 1978 | 39 | #2,305 |
| 1977 | 35 | #2,463 |
| 1976 | 58 | #1,677 |
| 1975 | 44 | #1,986 |
| 1974 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1973 | 31 | #2,405 |
| 1972 | 28 | #2,523 |
| 1971 | 18 | #3,507 |
| 1970 | 15 | #3,871 |
| 1969 | 21 | #2,916 |
| 1968 | 16 | #3,314 |
| 1967 | 15 | #3,339 |
| 1966 | 14 | #3,399 |
| 1965 | 24 | #2,463 |
| 1964 | 14 | #3,514 |
| 1963 | 16 | #3,175 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 17 | #3,059 |
| 1960 | 15 | #3,211 |
| 1959 | 19 | #2,677 |
| 1958 | 22 | #2,448 |
| 1957 | 7 | #4,917 |
Nicknames for Tamira
- Tami 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Tamira
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Summer, Khadija, Amira, Aaliyah, Halima, Hiba, Safiya, Zainab, Hafsa, Huda, Habiba
Names related to Tamira
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, “Tamira: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tamira, updated 20 October 2026.