Gender
Origin
- English
- From Tamar
- Hebrew
- Palm tree; The biblical Tamara was a daughter of King David and sister to Absalom.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Tamar
Pronunciation
t(a)-mar
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #2296, 42 births); most recent 2023 (rank #9752, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1977 (rank #1009, 133 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2438, 73 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 73 |
| 2024 | – | 77 |
| 2023 | 7 | 70 |
| 2022 | – | 71 |
| 2021 | 5 | 66 |
| 2020 | 6 | 59 |
| 2019 | 5 | 62 |
| 2018 | – | 70 |
| 2017 | 8 | 66 |
| 2016 | 11 | 85 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #3645, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #782, 29 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2787, 9 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 9 |
| 2024 | – | 6 |
| 2023 | – | 11 |
| 2022 | – | 4 |
| 2021 | – | 3 |
| 2020 | – | 9 |
| 2019 | – | 13 |
| 2018 | – | 8 |
| 2017 | – | 7 |
| 2016 | – | 11 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #2753, 9 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence