Tamar

Girl's name · #2455 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Tamar reached #1015 in 1977 and has eased to #2455 since. About 6,200 girls have carried it since 1915.

In recent years, Tamar ran about 6× its national rate in New Jersey.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

See how Tamar ranks in other countries and regions.

#988 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,284 in Austria (2025) · #3,015 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,406 in Canada (2024).

Tamar of Georgia — Queen regnant of Georgia from 1184 to 1213
Tamar Abakelia — Georgian sculptor, theater designer and illustrator (1905–1953)
Tamar Braxton — American singer
Tamar Zandberg — Israeli politician
Tamar Kaprelian — Armenian-American singer (born 1986)

Among 360 notable people named Tamar:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tamar Ziegler, Israeli mathematician.

Similar names: Tamara · Joey · Tamia · Shira · Keisha · Tova

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