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Tamar

Pronounced /ˈteɪmə(ɹ)/

Rank in 2024
#2,362
Born in 2024
77
Peak year
1977 · #1009
Origin
Hebrew

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 77 girls were named Tamar, about 1 in every 20,950.
  • It peaked in 1977 with 133 babies, ranked #1009.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1915.
  • 6,083 girls have been named Tamar since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Tamar per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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Greatest: 10 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 93 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 551 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,451 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,621 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,441 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 916 babies, 0.05 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Hebrew תָּמָר (tamár, “Tamar”, literally “date palm, date”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈteɪmə(ɹ)/, /ˈtɑːmɑ(ɹ)/ ==== Proper noun ==== Tamar (biblical) A daughter-in-law of Judah. (biblical) A daughter of David. (biblical) A daughter of Absalom. A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. ===== Quotations ===== Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did.

  • A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
/ˈteɪmə(ɹ)/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Tamar, CC BY-SA 4.0.