Tambra
Feminine
The b in this name was not put there by anybody. It appears by itself, because a mouth moving from an m to an r closes the lips and then opens them, and the sound that escapes at the moment of opening is a b. Languages do this constantly and speakers never notice.
How old is the name Tambra?
Tambra first appears in US birth records in 1952 — 73 years ago. The typical Tambra alive today was born around 1967, making them about 58 years old. About 1,700 people named Tambra are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Tambra most popular?
Tambra peaked in 1958, reaching #916 nationally. See the whole 1958 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Tamara to Tambra
The story of Tambra
English is full of words that gained a consonant the same way. Thimble was thymel and picked up a b between the m and the l; chamber came from camera through French and gained one; number, humble, slumber and nimble all did the same, and the letter is now permanent in every one of them. Linguists call it epenthesis and it is not a mistake in any useful sense — it is the physical consequence of the order the sounds come in. This name is doing to a woman's name what the language did to a sewing tool.
Meaningnot established
Not established
The parent name's own meaning is not the issue here; what the name adds is a consonant with no source and no sense. Nothing translatable comes with it.
How the name formed
- Tamara
- Tamra
- Tambra
Pronouncing Tambra
TAM-bruh
Two syllables with the stress at the front. The b is fully sounded here, which is what distinguishes this spelling from the one without it.
Nicknames for Tambra
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1952
- Most girls named
- 1958126 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #916reached in 1958
- Change vs 1996
- +20.0%6 in 1998, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Tambras among us
people named Tambra are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Tambra sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- The spelling records a sound that speakers genuinely produce.
- It is short, brisk and easy to say on first hearing.
- Tam sits inside it as a short form that needs no explaining.
- Tamra and Tamara are both commoner and this gets corrected.
- The obvious back clipping collides with an English noun.
- It is closely tied to the decades of its use.
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Frequently asked
- How many Tambras are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,700 people named Tambra are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Tambra in 2025?
- Tambra is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Tambra with classmates?
- Tambra will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with T, all years combined.
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