Unisex name · since 1915
Tamar
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 6,158 babies named Tamar, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,255 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,442 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,158
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
6,158 babies have been named Tamar since 1915, making it today's #2442 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Tamar recorded 6,158 times among girls since 1915, holding rank #2442 nationally today, ahead of 86% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #2,255 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,442 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,158 born since 1915
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamar ranks #2,255 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,442 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,158 born since 1915, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,255 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,442 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,158
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tamar's 6,158 recorded births place it above 96.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Tamar compares
6,158 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tamar's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tamar | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,158 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 133 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tamar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tamar's full recorded timeline at 1978, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 133 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tamar popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 133
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Tamar popularity over time - boys
886 total births recorded since 1970 (Tamar as boys' name)
Tamar by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,103 births, 18% of the file).
1980s was Tamar's strongest decade.
1,103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Tamar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 41
1930s
41 births
- 1940s 96
1940s
96 births
- 1950s 249
1950s
249 births
- 1960s
1960s
606 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,003 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,103 births
- 1990s
1990s
901 births
- 2000s
2000s
917 births
- 2010s
2010s
811 births
- 2020s 416
2020s
416 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,103 births (18% of all-time use).
How Tamar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tamar's total volume
Tamar by state
Where Tamar concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,455 | 23.6% |
| #2 | California | | 816 | 13.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 401 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 226 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 151 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 134 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 104 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Texas | | 99 | 1.6% |
1,455 of 6,158 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Tamar appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tamar's data
- Tamar's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (1,103 total births) through the 2020s (416) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Tamars (1,455 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tamar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tamar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.