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Tara
Pronounced /ˈtɑːɹə/
Rank in 2024
#1,020
Born in 2024
247
Peak year
1972 · #38
Origin
Sanskrit
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 247 girls were named Tara, about 1 in every 6,531.
- It peaked in 1972 with 7,234 babies, ranked #38.
- It first shows up in the records in 1939.
- 175,490 girls have been named Tara since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Tara per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- 0.2Boomers1946–64
- 3.2Gen X1965–80
- 2.4Millennials1981–96
- 0.5Gen Z1997–12
- 0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 134 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 8,530 babies, 0.24 per 1,000. Gen X: 80,809 babies, 3.16 per 1,000. Millennials: 68,629 babies, 2.43 per 1,000. Gen Z: 14,364 babies, 0.49 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 3,024 babies, 0.15 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from Irish Teamhrach, genitive of Teamhair, from Old Irish Temair (literally “high place”). The female given name is derived from the name of the plantation in Gone with the Wind, named for the place in Ireland. ==== Proper noun ==== Tara An Irish place name, associated with the Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings. A small settlement in County Meath, Ireland, near the Hill of Tara (Irish grid ref N 9458) A female given name transferred from the place name, of 20th century and later usage. A male given name.
- A female given name transferred from the place name, of 20th century and later usage.
- A male given name.
- A female given name from Sanskrit.
- A transliteration of the Persian female given name تارا (târâ).
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Say it
- /ˈtɑːɹə/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Tara, CC BY-SA 4.0.