Tamar
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning palm tree.
Tamar by the numbers
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Tamar. In the US, 74 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 133 babies in 1977, making it a 1970s name.
Names that come from Tamar
Forms of Tamar in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tamar. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a tree
Like Tamar, each of these has a tree in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliviaolive tree; symbol of peace18,642 in the US (2017)
- Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashleyash tree meadow2,549 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Tamar
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