Tara
Girl nameTara has been given to 176,355 babies in the U.S. since 1939. It peaked in 1972 and currently ranks #847 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈtɑːɹə/
Borrowed from Irish Teamhrach, genitive of Teamhair, from Old Irish Temair (literally “high place”). The female given name is derived from the name of the plantation in Gone with the Wind, named for the place in Ireland.
Origin: place names
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
176,355
Peak year
1972 (7,268 babies)
Rank in 2025
#847 for girls
First recorded
1939
10-year trend
▲ +7%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Tara
Carmen Electra
American actress, model, and singer
Tara Reid
American actress (born 1975)
Tara Strong
Canadian-American actress
Tara Lipinski
American figure skater (born 1982)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Tara.
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