Tara

Meaning: High place
Origin: Irish — From the Hill of Tara in Ireland

Girl's name · #847 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Tara's best rank, #35, came in 1977; it has stepped well back to #847 today. Roughly 176,000 girls have been named Tara since 1939.

Across the states

See where Tara is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Tara is especially popular in Serbia.

#5 in Serbia (2025) · #41 in Croatia (2025) · #45 in Slovenia (2025) · #170 in Ireland (2025) · #180 in Austria (2025) · #193 in Switzerland (2025) · #288 in N. Ireland (2025) · #300 in Norway (2025) · #340 in Netherlands (2025) · #391 in New Zealand (2025) · #450 in England & Wales (2025) · #526 in Sweden (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Taras

Tara Reid — American actress (born 1975)
Tara Strong — Canadian-American actress
Tara Lipinski — American figure skater (born 1982)
Tara Sutaria — Indian singer and actress
Tara Davis-Woodhall — American track and field athlete

In stories & tradition

Tārā — Bodhisattva
Tara — Hindu goddess, a form of Durga or Parvati
Tara Maclay — Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)

What Taras become

Among 652 notable people named Tara:

Entertainers appear 1.9× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tara Reid, American actress (born 1975).

Similar names: Bridget · Tamara · Kara · Kelly · Dara · Leslie

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