unisex name
Tamar
- Origin Dutch
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 7,910
Tamar is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 89% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 73 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Tamar is a name of Dutch origin.
- Peaked in 1977, when 149 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 45,417 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Tamar over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 10 |
| 1930s | 41 |
| 1940s | 96 |
| 1950s | 249 |
| 1960s | 606 |
| 1970s | 1,130 |
| 1980s | 1,274 |
| 1990s | 1,108 |
| 2000s | 1,165 |
| 2010s | 925 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 435 |
How popular is Tamar?
In 2025, Tamar was given to 73 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Tamar is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Tamar
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tamar also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tamar over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Tamar in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Tamar
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tamar — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tamar
How popular is the name Tamar?
In 2025, Tamar was given to 73 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Tamar a girl's or a boy's name?
Tamar is used for both girls and boys. About 89% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Tamar most popular?
Tamar peaked in 1977, when 149 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Tamar a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tamar currently ranks #2,452 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.