Tamar

Girl name

Tamar has been given to 7,044 babies in the U.S. since 1915. It peaked in 1977.

Meaning & origin /ˈteɪmə(ɹ)/

From Hebrew תָּמָר (tamár, “Tamar”, literally “date palm, date”).

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

7,044

Peak year

1977 (149 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1915

10-year trend

▼ -20%

Gender split

87% girls / 13% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Tamar.

7,034 babies since 1880

6,965 babies since 1887

7,155 babies since 1938

7,204 babies since 1917

7,239 babies since 1882

7,277 babies since 1932

7,356 babies since 1944

6,727 babies since 1958

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