Tamar
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,438 for girls
Tamar is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 2,438th for girls in the US (73 babies).
What does Tamar mean?
Hebrew
A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Tamar a girl's or a boy's name?
Tamar is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 73 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tamar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,856among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Tamar, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 29 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tamar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Tamar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,481 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 2015 | 14 | #2,085 |
| 2014 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,824 |
| 2010 | 14 | #2,004 |
| 2009 | 22 | #1,411 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,943 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,987 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,912 |
| 2004 | 22 | #1,154 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,216 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,461 |
| 2000 | 29 | #854 |
| 1999 | 23 | #1,005 |
| 1998 | 22 | #1,049 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,333 |
| 1996 | 22 | #988 |
How popular is Tamar in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,438among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 73about 1 in 22,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 73 girls in the US were named Tamar, making it the 2,438th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,779th. Its busiest year was 1977, with 133 girls. It first appears in the records in 1915.
Half of all the girls named Tamar in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2023, 90% of the babies named Tamar in the US were girls.
Tamar in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 | #2,438 |
| 2024 | 77 | #2,362 |
| 2023 | 70 | #2,517 |
| 2022 | 71 | #2,510 |
| 2021 | 66 | #2,608 |
| 2020 | 59 | #2,779 |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,729 |
| 2018 | 70 | #2,508 |
| 2017 | 66 | #2,635 |
| 2016 | 85 | #2,247 |
| 2015 | 84 | #2,236 |
| 2014 | 98 | #2,010 |
| 2013 | 108 | #1,866 |
| 2012 | 90 | #2,115 |
| 2011 | 82 | #2,274 |
| 2010 | 66 | #2,691 |
| 2009 | 70 | #2,613 |
| 2008 | 91 | #2,184 |
| 2007 | 90 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 85 | #2,248 |
| 2005 | 87 | #2,121 |
| 2004 | 88 | #2,065 |
| 2003 | 109 | #1,732 |
| 2002 | 103 | #1,748 |
| 2001 | 94 | #1,857 |
| 2000 | 100 | #1,740 |
| 1999 | 103 | #1,619 |
| 1998 | 89 | #1,760 |
| 1997 | 95 | #1,654 |
| 1996 | 92 | #1,654 |
| 1995 | 92 | #1,610 |
| 1994 | 84 | #1,739 |
| 1993 | 81 | #1,797 |
| 1992 | 99 | #1,562 |
| 1991 | 82 | #1,746 |
| 1990 | 84 | #1,729 |
| 1989 | 105 | #1,411 |
| 1988 | 106 | #1,344 |
| 1987 | 90 | #1,445 |
| 1986 | 90 | #1,420 |
| 1985 | 124 | #1,149 |
| 1984 | 124 | #1,112 |
| 1983 | 126 | #1,090 |
| 1982 | 124 | #1,131 |
| 1981 | 119 | #1,145 |
| 1980 | 95 | #1,328 |
| 1979 | 132 | #1,051 |
| 1978 | 112 | #1,141 |
| 1977 | 133 | #1,009 |
| 1976 | 101 | #1,149 |
| 1975 | 94 | #1,219 |
| 1974 | 103 | #1,124 |
| 1973 | 93 | #1,169 |
| 1972 | 70 | #1,404 |
| 1971 | 85 | #1,292 |
| 1970 | 80 | #1,320 |
| 1969 | 69 | #1,385 |
| 1968 | 72 | #1,301 |
| 1967 | 57 | #1,478 |
| 1966 | 77 | #1,225 |
| 1965 | 78 | #1,218 |
| 1964 | 47 | #1,686 |
| 1963 | 50 | #1,597 |
| 1962 | 54 | #1,524 |
| 1961 | 51 | #1,579 |
| 1960 | 51 | #1,560 |
| 1959 | 35 | #1,880 |
| 1958 | 45 | #1,587 |
| 1957 | 28 | #2,066 |
| 1956 | 27 | #2,102 |
| 1955 | 22 | #2,340 |
| 1954 | 22 | #2,294 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,920 |
| 1952 | 20 | #2,326 |
| 1951 | 19 | #2,313 |
| 1950 | 17 | #2,435 |
| 1949 | 17 | #2,409 |
| 1948 | 15 | #2,588 |
| 1947 | 10 | #3,446 |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,993 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,915 |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,761 |
| 1943 | 8 | #3,492 |
| 1942 | 8 | #3,442 |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,347 |
| 1939 | 8 | #3,143 |
| 1938 | 8 | #3,179 |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 1936 | 5 | #4,179 |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,202 |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,329 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,568 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,966 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,272 |
Names like Tamar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Molly Jessica Amber Mia Jasmine Leah Abigail Hannah Holly Francesca Zoe Michelle
Names related to Tamar
Tamara Tamira Tamera Tamarah Tamarra Tammara Tamari Tamyra Thamara Tamaria
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tamar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tamar, updated 20 October 2026.