How popular is the name Tara?

Tara ranks 243rd among girls' names in US records, with 176,977 births since 1939. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,441.

Is Tara a unisex name?

No. Tara is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1972, when 7,244 children were given the name. It has been in use for 86 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Terre. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#243 of girl names

Pronounced T AA1 R AH0 (ARPABET)

Tara is a girls' name, and first appears in 1939. It has been given to 176,977 children — the 243rd most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 48% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1972, when 7,244 children were given it.

Terre is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1972Girls: 7,244Boys: 34

These spellings sound identical to Tara and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Tara?: Tara ranks 243rd among girls' names in US records, with 176,977 births since 1939. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,441.
Is Tara a unisex name?: No. Tara is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Tara most popular?: 1972, when 7,244 children were given the name. It has been in use for 86 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Tara spelled?: Terre. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.