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Tameria

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How to Pronounce Tameria

Pronounced tuh-MEER-ee-uh /təˈmɪr.i.ə/Medium

Meaning: Tameria stretches the Tam- element, familiar from Tamara and Tameka, with a flowing -eria ending. Tamara is Hebrew for 'date palm'; Tameria borrows that root and dresses it in an ornamental, four-syllable shape.Low

In 30 seconds: Tameria elaborates the Tam- family with an -eria ending; it was given to only a couple dozen girls a year, peaking in the late 1990s (said tuh-MEER-ee-uh).
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Origin LowHebrew, English
MeaningTameria stretches the Tam- element, familiar from Tamara and Tameka, with a flowing -eria ending. Tamara is Hebrew for 'date palm'; Tameria borrows that root and dresses it in an ornamental, four-syllable shape.
U.S. rank (2024)#17365 ↘ Falling
2024 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1998
Total births (all-time)≈ 691

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199819572024

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Tameria is an ornamental name built on the Tam- element of Tamara and Tameka, extended with an -eria ending like Valeria. Tamara means date palm in Hebrew; Tameria leans on that root while its overall shape is a modern, sound-led elaboration.

It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year around its late-1990s peak, reaching into recent years. A Tameria from that time is in her twenties now; it reads as a melodic modern coinage rather than a vintage name.

Did you know? Tameria belongs to a wave of Tam- and -eria names, cousins in sound to Tamara, Tameka and Valeria, that parents coined for their rich, melodic flow.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Tameria — Elaboration of Tam- (Tamara, Hebrew 'date palm') + -eria

Variations

TameriaTameeriaTamariaTameriah

Nicknames

TamiMeria

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If you like Tameria…

Tamara— the Tam- source name
Tameka— a like Tam- coinage
Valeria— the -eria rhyme it borrows
Tamia— a same-family modern name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tameria mean?

It is an elaboration of Tamara or the Tam- family (Hebrew 'date palm') with an -eria ending.

How do you pronounce Tameria?

It's said tuh-MEER-ee-uh /təˈmɪr.i.ə/, four syllables, stress on the second.

Is Tameria a boy or girl name?

Tameria is used as a girl's name.

Is Tameria a popular name?

No, it stayed rare, a coined name seen mostly in the late nineteen-nineties.

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