Infographic of Tara name meaning, which is A savior goddess, in Mahayana Budd hism. In Gaelic, a tower, in allusion to the royal towers of the hill of Tara, where Irish kings resided.
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Tara Name Popularity

How popular is the name Tara? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 0 0%
1914 — 0 0%
1915 — 0 0%
1916 — 0 0%
1917 — 0 0%
1918 — 0 0%
1919 — 0 0%
1920 — 0 0%
1921 — 0 0%
1922 — 0 0%
1923 — 0 0%
1924 — 0 0%
1925 — 0 0%
1926 — 0 0%
1927 — 0 0%
1928 — 0 0%
1929 — 0 0%
1930 — 0 0%
1931 — 0 0%
1932 — 0 0%
1933 — 0 0%
1934 — 0 0%
1935 — 0 0%
1936 — 0 0%
1937 — 0 0%
1938 — 0 0%
1939 — 0 0%
1940 — 0 0%
1941 — 5 0.0004%
1942 — 0 0%
1943 — 0 0%
1944 — 5 0.0004%
1945 — 5 0.0004%
1946 — 17 0.0012%
1947 — 13 0.0008%
1948 — 41 0.0026%
1949 — 51 0.0032%
1950 — 56 0.0035%
1951 — 53 0.0031%
1952 — 96 0.0055%
1953 — 90 0.0051%
1954 — 211 0.0115%
1955 — 380 0.0207%
1956 — 420 0.0222%
1957 — 436 0.0227%
1958 — 425 0.0225%
1959 — 574 0.0302%
1960 — 646 0.0341%
1961 — 910 0.0482%
1962 — 1,058 0.0576%
1963 — 1,110 0.0618%
1964 — 1,213 0.0689%
1965 — 1,134 0.0693%
1966 — 1,262 0.0808%
1967 — 1,268 0.0836%
1968 — 2,177 0.145%
1969 — 3,520 0.2285%
1970 — 5,330 0.3349%
1971 — 6,334 0.4215%
1972 — 7,231 0.5309%
1973 — 6,707 0.5173%
1974 — 6,656 0.5121%
1975 — 6,456 0.5024%
1976 — 6,024 0.4674%
1977 — 7,198 0.534%
1978 — 6,329 0.4707%
1979 — 6,807 0.4828%
1980 — 6,283 0.4297%
1981 — 6,365 0.433%
1982 — 6,523 0.4365%
1983 — 6,273 0.4251%
1984 — 6,283 0.4224%
1985 — 6,101 0.402%
1986 — 5,084 0.3368%
1987 — 4,443 0.2911%
1988 — 4,607 0.2956%
1989 — 4,368 0.2707%
1990 — 3,823 0.2307%
1991 — 3,325 0.204%
1992 — 2,833 0.1775%
1993 — 2,467 0.1582%
1994 — 2,174 0.1417%
1995 — 2,020 0.134%
1996 — 1,887 0.126%
1997 — 1,747 0.1181%
1998 — 1,616 0.108%
1999 — 1,373 0.0917%
2000 — 1,320 0.0864%
2001 — 1,132 0.0751%
2002 — 1,029 0.0687%
2003 — 902 0.0593%
2004 — 943 0.0619%
2005 — 908 0.0594%
2006 — 648 0.0414%
2007 — 545 0.0345%
2008 — 446 0.0289%
2009 — 382 0.0256%
2010 — 297 0.0206%
2011 — 262 0.0184%
2012 — 276 0.0194%
2013 — 219 0.0154%
2014 — 248 0.017%
2015 — 229 0.0157%
2016 — 202 0.014%
2017 — 220 0.0158%
2018 — 211 0.0154%
2019 — 214 0.0158%
2020 — 146 0.0115%
2021 — 144 0.0118%
2022 — 194 0.0147%
2023 — 145 0.0112%

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Names Like Tara

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What names are variants of Tara?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Tara.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Tarah

Hill; star

Indian (Sanskrit)

Taralyn

Hill; star

English

Taralynn

Hill; star

English

Tarra

Hill; star

Indian (Sanskrit)

Tarrah

Hill; star

Indian (Sanskrit)

What names sound like Tara?

If you like how Tara sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Tara.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Dara

Nugget of wisdom

Hebrew

Taura

Latin

Teara

Headdress

Latin

Tera

Earth; late summer

Latin

Tora

Tiger

Japanese

Tyra

Thor's battle

English

What names are similar to Tara?

Find a name that’s like Tara, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Tamara

Date palm

Hebrew

Taryn

English

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2 Comments

  1. Global, powerful and meaningful name

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    • Marije,
      Thank you. I always hated my name growing up because most people didn’t pronounce it correctly (I was mostly called Tar-uh) and I could never find the bicycle license plate with my name on it..lol
      The first time I met another (little) girl with the same name was when I worked at a daycare in 1991, where a 5 year old and I shared the same name. I felt bad for her because again, there was never anything to purchase bearing our name not to mention the mispronunciations.
      I’m half a century old now and love my name and I also gave my daughter’s unique names, too. My eldest is named after my brothers, Jason and Michael, Jaci (Ja-Cee) Mychelle, my youngest is named Timber Shea, and my granddaughter (whose name I chose for a third daughter whom never came to be, Sunni Ryanne (Sun-e Ryan). Thankfully they all love their names.
      I appreciate your thoughts on my name and makes me appreciate it even more. Again, Thank you ??

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