Tamar
Literal root meaning: “date palm, date”
About the name Tamar
Tamar is a girl name with Hebrew roots, literally “date palm, date”.
It has a unique feel. In 2025, Tamar ranked #2455 for girls in the US, with 73 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 1977. Since 2000, 85% of US babies named Tamar were girls.
Etymology
From Hebrew, meaning literally “date palm, date”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Tamar”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #2455
- In 2015
- #2256
- Babies in 2025
- 73
Popularity of Tamar, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
Names similar to Tamar
- Hagar“stranger”
- Tamlyn“twin”
- Adah“ornament, dawn”
- Addey“earth, man, soil, light brown”
- Adey“earth, man, soil, light brown”
- Annette“grace, gracious”
- Arie“lion”
- Becca“enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”
- Becka“enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”
- Beckie“enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”
Name meanings marked or linked “Wiktionary” are adapted from Wiktionary by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; each name page links its source entry.