Names / Girl names
Tamar
Current rank
#2,455
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,015
in 1977
First recorded
1915
in U.S. data
Children named
7,000
since 1915
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,015 in 1977 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A girls' name, Tamar enters U.S. records in 1915. Its strongest year was 1977, at #1,015 nationally. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Over 7,000 have carried it since records began.