Tara

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Arabic

Meaning

Tara is a given name with multiple meanings in different cultures. In Ireland, it is derived from the Hill of Tara, an archaeological site located near the River Boyne in County Meath, which according to tradition was the seat of the High King of Ireland.

From Wikipedia

Tara first appears in the data in 1980 and has been recorded in 30 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1985 with 396 babies (rank #28 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Tara

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Tara yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

5,263
Total babies (all years)
30
Years in the data
396
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
198038#110
1983168#74
1984368#29
1985396#28
1986362#27
1987268#40
1988264#43
1989285#39
1990255#42
1991215#49
1992209#56
1993228#52
1994182#69
1995113#92
1996140#80
199791#91
1998168#71
1999170#69
2000176#69
2001188#63
2002194#62
2003192#58
2004171#65
2005176#60
200689#91
200781#99
201410#178
20158#224
201656#160
20172#835