Tamara is a distinctive choice, ranked #894 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Tamara in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#894
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About the Name Tamara
Tamara has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 244 places in five years. It was most popular in 1996 at #116 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Tamara is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Tamara in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Tamara
Tamara Jaber — Tamara Jaber is an Australian recording artist who rose to fame in the early 2000s as a winner on the hit TV show Popstars.
Tamara Gustavson — Tamara Hughes Gustavson is an American business executive and billionaire.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Tamara
Unlikely. With around 39 UK babies named Tamara per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Tamara in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Tamara has been fairly steady, ranked #894 in 2025 against #821 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #116 in 1996.
Tamara is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Tamara include: Tamara Jaber, Tamara Korpatsch and Tamara Gustavson. Short summaries for each appear below.
Tamara does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Tamaras in the wild.
39
UK babies named Tamara (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 73 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Tamara
Almost certainly the only Tamara in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Tamara
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Tamara Natalia Christina Mayawati Bleszynski (Polish: Tamara Natalia Christina Majawaty Błeszynska), also known as Tamara Bleszynski (Polish pronunciation: [tamara blɛʂɨɲski]) is an Indonesian actress, singer, and model.