Tamir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- tah-MEER
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #1,808 for boys
Tamir is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “tall; upright”. In 2025 it ranked 1,808th for boys in the US (88 babies).
What does Tamir mean?
Hebrew: modern Hebrew name
“tall; upright”
Is Tamir a girl's or a boy's name?
Tamir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 88 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tamir in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tamir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Tamir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 2 | #6,082 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Tamir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,808among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 88about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 88 boys in the US were named Tamir, making it the 1,808th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,499th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 113 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Tamir in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 108 boys in the US were given Tamir or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,411, up from #1,808 for this spelling alone.
- Tamir 88
- Tahmir 20
Tamir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 88 | #1,808 |
| 2024 | 88 | #1,833 |
| 2023 | 113 | #1,547 |
| 2022 | 103 | #1,665 |
| 2021 | 84 | #1,840 |
| 2020 | 113 | #1,499 |
| 2019 | 79 | #1,886 |
| 2018 | 88 | #1,744 |
| 2017 | 76 | #1,897 |
| 2016 | 68 | #2,066 |
| 2015 | 62 | #2,189 |
| 2014 | 40 | #2,883 |
| 2013 | 44 | #2,666 |
| 2012 | 39 | #2,952 |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,747 |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2009 | 42 | #2,846 |
| 2008 | 57 | #2,290 |
| 2007 | 43 | #2,764 |
| 2006 | 53 | #2,347 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,077 |
| 2004 | 59 | #2,020 |
| 2003 | 61 | #1,903 |
| 2002 | 57 | #1,939 |
| 2001 | 45 | #2,245 |
| 2000 | 54 | #1,920 |
| 1999 | 64 | #1,652 |
| 1998 | 71 | #1,524 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,257 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,674 |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,097 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,341 |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 28 | #2,427 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,778 |
| 1988 | 26 | #2,300 |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,938 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,291 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,708 |
| 1981 | 34 | #1,694 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,284 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,464 |
| 1978 | 23 | #2,068 |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,361 |
| 1976 | 22 | #2,112 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,944 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
Names like Tamir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Muhammad Hamza Ibrahim Ahmed Amir Umar Abdullah Uzair Mustafa Zayd Zahir
Other spellings of Tamir
Names related to Tamir
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Tamir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tamir, updated 20 October 2026.