Meaning of the nameTamara
Tamara is a female name of Slavic origin, the Russian form of the biblical name Tamar, which means 'date palm' in Hebrew; Thamara is the spelling with TH.
- People (2022)
- 44,519
- Rank in Brazil
- #610
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 49,282
- people
Tamara in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tamara, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (20,160 people).
44,335 women 184 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Tamara is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tamara in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.036%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.034%
- Alagoas 0.033%
- Minas Gerais 0.030%
- Bahia 0.028%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 9,479 | 0.021% |
| Minas Gerais | 6,168 | 0.030% |
| Bahia | 3,931 | 0.028% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,914 | 0.024% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,656 | 0.034% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,094 | 0.028% |
| Paraná | 1,642 | 0.014% |
| Pará | 1,334 | 0.016% |
| Pernambuco | 1,333 | 0.015% |
| Ceará | 1,235 | 0.014% |
| Goiás | 1,235 | 0.018% |
| Alagoas | 1,046 | 0.033% |
| Maranhão | 994 | 0.015% |
| Sergipe | 789 | 0.036% |
| Paraíba | 734 | 0.019% |
| Distrito Federal | 684 | 0.024% |
| Amazonas | 637 | 0.016% |
| Mato Grosso | 637 | 0.017% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 632 | 0.019% |
| Espírito Santo | 580 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 513 | 0.019% |
| Piauí | 483 | 0.015% |
| Rondônia | 212 | 0.013% |
| Tocantins | 204 | 0.014% |
| Amapá | 126 | 0.017% |
| Acre | 120 | 0.015% |
| Roraima | 107 | 0.017% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Tamara
The English entry in Wiktionary gives Tamara as of Slavic origin, mainly from Russian Тамара, and related to the biblical name Tamar, from Hebrew תמר (tāmār), 'date palm'. Behind the Name presents Tamara as the Russian form of Tamar, the name of two characters in the Old Testament. The meaning above is that of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 44,519 people named Tamara, with a median age of 29. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Thamara and Tammara as spelling variants of Tamara.
It is the most recorded spelling in the group and the one Wiktionary has as a Portuguese entry.
Other spellings of Tamara
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Tamara | 44,519 |
| Thamara | 6,163 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Tamara (English) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Tamara · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Tamar · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Tamara · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Tamara
What does the name Tamara mean?
Tamara means “form of Tamar, 'date palm'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Tamara in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 44,519 people with the first name Tamara, which ranks it number 610 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Tamara a boy's or a girl's name?
Tamara is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 44,335 women and 184 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Tamara?
Tamara is a name of Hebrew and Slavic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Tamara most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.036% of the state's population is named Tamara (789 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Tamara?
Thamara. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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