Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Tamora isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tamora through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 677
- 0 boys · 677 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 576 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Tamora, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Tamera
“date palm”
>99% girls
Debora
“bee”
>99% girls
Terri
“a harvester” · “learned”
>99% girls
Tammy
Tammy is connected with Tamara and Tamsin in English naming traditions.
>99% girls
Pandora
>99% girls
Debra
“bee”
>99% girls
Anita
“a woman graced with God's favor”
>99% girls
Luanna
“one who is content and enjoys life”
>99% girls