Tamirah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ta-MEER-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
Tamirah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “tall, upright”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tamirah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Tamira; feminine of Tamir, or an elaboration of Tamara
“tall, upright”
Meaning borrowed from Tamira.
Is Tamirah a girl's or a boy's name?
Tamirah is a girls' name.
How popular is Tamirah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Tamirah in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tamirah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
Nicknames for Tamirah
- Tami 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Tamirah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hadassah, Aaliyah, Taliyah, Zaniyah, Farah, Naziyah, Kaliyah, Jaliyah, Samiyah, Zamira, Aziyah, Zainab
Names related to Tamirah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Tamirah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tamirah, updated 20 October 2026.