How Many People Are Named Tamar?
An estimated 6,456 people in the United States have the first name Tamar. It is used for both genders, with 87.3% female. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Tamar peaked in popularity in 1977 with 149 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tamar as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tamar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,456
About 1 in 53,091 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
87.3% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1977
149 births
Total Registered
6,968
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tamar
Tamar is predominantly female (87.3%), though 885 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tamar as a male name
Ranked #10,672 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 2000 (42 births)
Tamar as a female name
Ranked #2,374 in 2024
77 female births in 2024
Peak: 1977 (133 births)
Tamar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tamar span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,273 babies were registered. Tamar has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tamar by Decade
How has Tamar tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tamar by State
Birth registrations for Tamar span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, New Jersey. The lowest are in Louisiana, Virginia, Arizona. On average, about 245 Tamars were registered per state.
Tamar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tamar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tamar
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tamar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tamar?
We estimate approximately 6,456 people named Tamar are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 53,091 Americans share this first name.
Is Tamar a common name?
Tamar is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,968 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tamar most popular?
Tamar reached peak popularity in 1977, when 149 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tamar is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tamar a female name?
Tamar is predominantly female. 87.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tamar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tamar Smith, Tamar Johnson, Tamar Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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