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 1939 and has been recorded in 86 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1972 with 7,234 babies (rank #38 that year). In 2024 it was given to 247 girls (rank #1,021). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

176,033
Total babies (all years)
86
Years in the data
7,234
Peak in a single year

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19397#3,745
194013#2,402
194114#2,380
194221#1,910
194324#1,787
194427#1,604
194528#1,580
194656#1,145
194746#1,374
194873#1,039
194990#943
1950102#884
195199#927
1952140#754
1953151#745
1954259#556
1955432#426
1956452#432
1957463#436
1958467#441
1959610#384
1960684#367
1961942#301
19621,094#270
19631,129#262
19641,241#250
19651,168#250
19661,291#234
19671,288#229
19682,186#147
19693,520#107
19705,330#69
19716,335#49
19727,234#38
19736,708#37
19746,656#39
19756,455#41
19766,020#42
19777,198#35
19786,330#40
19796,806#38
19806,284#43
19816,366#45
19826,524#47
19836,273#51
19846,284#49
19856,102#51
19865,085#56
19874,446#69
19884,606#67
19894,370#70
19903,826#85
19913,326#104
19922,837#118
19932,476#132
19942,185#148
19952,024#158
19961,899#167
19971,768#172
19981,637#189
19991,393#231
20001,338#239
20011,159#273
20021,060#295
2003927#336
2004977#323
2005929#341
2006685#463
2007581#538
2008491#630
2009425#689
2010355#775
2011303#864
2012336#798
2013282#909
2014301#906
2015301#913
2016261#1,017
2017265#984
2018250#1,033
2019256#1,008
2020201#1,164
2021212#1,158
2022240#1,061
2023208#1,163
2024247#1,021