boy's name
Tamir
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,543
Tamir is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 88 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2020, when 113 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 37,675 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
Tamir over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 115 |
| 1980s | 200 |
| 1990s | 398 |
| 2000s | 559 |
| 2010s | 599 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 589 |
How popular is Tamir?
In 2025, Tamir was given to 88 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Tamir 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 Tamir
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tamir also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tamir over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tamir
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tamir — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tamir
How popular is the name Tamir?
In 2025, Tamir was given to 88 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Tamir a girl's or a boy's name?
Tamir is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Tamir most popular?
Tamir peaked in 2020, when 113 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Tamir a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tamir currently ranks #1,821 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.