Tamar Girl
How popular is Tamar?
#2,438 girl name in 2025
73 baby girls were named Tamar in the US in 2025, making it the 2438th most popular girl name.
6,719living people named Tamar (est.)
34median age of people named Tamar
7,044babies named Tamar since 1880
1 in 45,416US babies born in 2025
Tamar popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,438 for girls (▼ 76 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 73 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-13% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,236 in 2015, #2,779 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1977 (133 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,009 in 1977 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 6% boys, 94% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Tamar is most popular
Babies named Tamar per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Jersey: 0.4 per 1,000 (65 girls)
- New York: 0.3 per 1,000 (113 girls)
- Maryland: 0.2 per 1,000 (20 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (19 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 girls)
Tamar by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,272 |
| 1920s | 10 | #4,568 |
| 1930s | 41 | #3,143 |
| 1940s | 96 | #2,409 |
| 1950s | 249 | #1,587 |
| 1960s | 606 | #1,218 |
| 1970s | 1,003 | #1,009 |
| 1980s | 1,103 | #1,090 |
| 1990s | 901 | #1,562 |
| 2000s | 917 | #1,732 |
| 2010s | 811 | #1,866 |
| 2020s | 416 | #2,362 |
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Questions
- Is Tamar a boy or girl name?
- Tamar is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Tamar were girls.
- How popular is the name Tamar?
- 73 baby girls were named Tamar in the US in 2025, making it the 2438th most popular girl name.
- When was Tamar most popular?
- Tamar peaked in 1977, when 133 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,009 in 1977.
- How many people are named Tamar?
- 7,044 babies have been named Tamar in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,719 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 34.
- Where is Tamar most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Tamar was most common in New Jersey, at 0.4 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.