Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1977

Tamar

Meaning Tamar Gender Unisex · 87% girls Rank 2025 #2,455 Trend ↑ Rising 20%

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

Rank 2025
#2,455
among girls · ↓71 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
73
named Tamar · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 22,017
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1977
149 babies
All-time total
7,044
#2,255 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Tamar popularity over time

7,044 babies have been named Tamar since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 5 – 5 1 – #4,878
1920s 10 – 10 1 +100% #5,203
1930s 41 – 41 4 +310% #3,398
1940s 96 – 96 10 +134% #2,503
1950s 249 – 249 25 +159% #1,603
1960s 606 – 606 61 +143% #1,225
1970s 1,003 127 1,130 113 +86% #1,015
1980s 1,103 171 1,274 127 +13% #1,094
1990s 901 207 1,108 111 -13% #1,573
2000s 917 248 1,165 117 +5% #1,740
2010s 811 114 925 93 -21% #1,877
2020s (to 2025) 416 19 435 73 -22% #2,384

Where Tamar is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 75 0.05 outside top 500
2027 77 0.05 outside top 500
2028 78 0.05 outside top 500
2029 79 0.05 outside top 500
2030 80 0.05 outside top 500

Where Tamar is most popular

Girls named Tamar per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.044 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and Maryland.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Tamar born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 65 0.360 +718%
New York 113 0.285 +548%
Maryland 20 0.189 +329%
Florida 19 0.044 ≈ national
California 13 0.015 -65%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Tamar

Tamar is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,455 in 2025 with 73 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 7,044 American babies have been named Tamar, about 87% girls and 13% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1977, when 149 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Tamar stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Tamar?

The median living Tamar is about 33 years old; half are between 19 and 47. An estimated 6,700 people named Tamar are alive in the United States today.

median 33 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Tamar year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 73 #2,455 – –
2024 77 #2,384 – –
2023 70 #2,554 8 #9,644
2022 71 #2,525 – –
2021 66 #2,636 5 #13,846
2020 59 #2,820 6 #11,863
2019 62 #2,751 5 #13,906
2018 70 #2,531 – –
2017 66 #2,659 8 #9,587
2016 85 #2,267 11 #7,548
2015 84 #2,256 7 #10,492
2014 98 #2,025 12 #7,001
2013 108 #1,877 16 #5,627
2012 90 #2,131 15 #5,955
2011 82 #2,296 18 #5,173
2010 66 #2,723 22 #4,508
2009 70 #2,642 16 #5,773
2008 91 #2,205 26 #4,024
2007 90 #2,211 25 #4,109
2006 85 #2,266 17 #5,272
2005 87 #2,137 22 #4,173
2004 88 #2,085 21 #4,251
2003 109 #1,740 29 #3,265
2002 103 #1,769 21 #4,026
2001 94 #1,870 29 #3,138
2000 100 #1,757 42 #2,324
1995 92 #1,625 23 #3,088
1990 84 #1,753 20 #3,154
1985 124 #1,157 17 #2,924
1980 95 #1,334 20 #2,526
1975 94 #1,225 16 #2,630
1970 80 #1,328 7 #4,190
1965 78 #1,225 – –
1960 51 #1,578 – –
1955 22 #2,404 – –
1950 17 #2,523 – –
1945 10 #3,109 – –
1940 5 #4,964 – –
1935 5 #4,823 – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 5 #4,878 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Tamar

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Tamar Braxton Tamar Braxton American singer (born 1977) Contemporary
  2. 2 Tamar Tamar Biblical figure and daughter-in-law of Judah
  3. 3 Tamar of Georgia Tamar of Georgia Queen of Georgia from 1184 to 1213 1166–1213 · Medieval
  4. 4 Tamar Abakelia Tamar Abakelia Georgian sculptor, theater designer and illustrator 1905–1953 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Tamar, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Tamar?

The median living Tamar is about 33 years old. Half of all living Tamars are between 19 and 47 years old.

How many people named Tamar are alive today?

An estimated 6,700 people named Tamar are alive in the United States, based on 7,044 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Tamar mean?

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

How popular is the name Tamar in 2025?

Tamar ranked #2,455 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 73 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tamar?

7,044 babies have been named Tamar in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tamar most popular?

Tamar peaked in 1977, when 149 newborns received the name.

Is Tamar a boy or girl name?

Tamar is used for both: about 87% of babies named Tamar have been girls and 13% boys.

Is the name Tamar rising or falling?

Tamar is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Tamar become more popular?

Tamar is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 80 girls named Tamar in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Tamar?

Well-known people named Tamar include Tamar Braxton (actor), Tamar (politician), Tamar of Georgia (politician).

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