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Tamar

Girl

Meaning of Tamar: Hebrew: 'palm tree'

Tamar is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2361st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2361

73 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,044

First recorded 1915 · peak 1977

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 137 babies1982: 138 babies1983: 145 babies1984: 134 babies1985: 141 babies1986: 107 babies1987: 112 babies1988: 125 babies1989: 120 babies1990: 104 babies19901991: 101 babies1992: 113 babies1993: 90 babies1994: 103 babies1995: 115 babies1996: 111 babies1997: 117 babies1998: 121 babies1999: 133 babies2000: 142 babies20002001: 123 babies2002: 124 babies2003: 138 babies2004: 109 babies2005: 109 babies2006: 102 babies2007: 115 babies2008: 117 babies2009: 86 babies2010: 88 babies20102011: 100 babies2012: 105 babies2013: 124 babies2014: 110 babies2015: 91 babies2016: 96 babies2017: 74 babies2018: 70 babies2019: 67 babies2020: 65 babies20202021: 71 babies2022: 71 babies2023: 78 babies2024: 77 babies2025: 73 babies
US babies named Tamar per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 145.

Gender split

13% boys · 87% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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