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 1,534 5 0.0004%
1942 — 0 0%
1943 — 0 0%
1944 1,694 5 0.0004%
1945 1,721 5 0.0004%
1946 1,226 17 0.0012%
1947 1,408 13 0.0008%
1948 969 41 0.0026%
1949 917 51 0.0032%
1950 898 56 0.0035%
1951 931 53 0.0031%
1952 747 96 0.0055%
1953 792 90 0.0051%
1954 550 211 0.0115%
1955 431 380 0.0207%
1956 423 420 0.0222%
1957 428 436 0.0227%
1958 443 425 0.0225%
1959 382 574 0.0302%
1960 368 646 0.0341%
1961 298 910 0.0482%
1962 272 1,058 0.0576%
1963 261 1,110 0.0618%
1964 249 1,213 0.0689%
1965 250 1,134 0.0693%
1966 233 1,262 0.0808%
1967 228 1,268 0.0836%
1968 147 2,177 0.145%
1969 107 3,520 0.2285%
1970 69 5,330 0.3349%
1971 49 6,334 0.4215%
1972 38 7,231 0.5309%
1973 37 6,707 0.5173%
1974 39 6,656 0.5121%
1975 41 6,456 0.5024%
1976 42 6,024 0.4674%
1977 35 7,198 0.534%
1978 40 6,329 0.4707%
1979 38 6,807 0.4828%
1980 43 6,283 0.4297%
1981 45 6,365 0.433%
1982 47 6,523 0.4365%
1983 51 6,273 0.4251%
1984 49 6,283 0.4224%
1985 51 6,101 0.402%
1986 56 5,084 0.3368%
1987 69 4,443 0.2911%
1988 67 4,607 0.2956%
1989 70 4,368 0.2707%
1990 84 3,823 0.2307%
1991 104 3,325 0.204%
1992 118 2,833 0.1775%
1993 132 2,467 0.1582%
1994 145 2,174 0.1417%
1995 158 2,020 0.134%
1996 167 1,887 0.126%
1997 173 1,747 0.1181%
1998 189 1,616 0.108%
1999 231 1,373 0.0917%
2000 239 1,320 0.0864%
2001 270 1,132 0.0751%
2002 294 1,029 0.0687%
2003 336 902 0.0593%
2004 325 943 0.0619%
2005 339 908 0.0594%
2006 461 648 0.0414%
2007 531 545 0.0345%
2008 628 446 0.0289%
2009 674 382 0.0256%
2010 783 297 0.0206%
2011 828 262 0.0184%
2012 797 276 0.0194%
2013 902 219 0.0154%
2014 867 248 0.017%
2015 916 229 0.0157%
2016 966 202 0.014%
2017 896 220 0.0158%
2018 912 211 0.0154%
2019 889 214 0.0158%
2020 1,161 146 0.0115%
2021 1,154 144 0.0118%
2022 1,046 194 0.0147%

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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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