Tara
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning star or carrying.
How Tara has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #913 |
| 2017 | #984 |
| 2025 | #847 |
Tara by the numbers
In 2025, 90 babies in England and Wales were named Tara. In the US, 264 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 7,231 babies in 1972, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1975, about 1 in 240 American girls born that year was called Tara.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tara. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Talastar43 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tiaracrown, tall cap worn by persians29 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tyragoddess of war; a form of Tyr or Tiara65 in the US (2017)
- Taranthunder or deity of thunder50 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tarahstar; a form of Tara16 in the US (2017)
- Toratorah; the law or teaching6 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Tara
Names that are said the same way as Tara, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a star
Like Tara, each of these has a star in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Stellastar5,038 in the US (2017)
- Novanew; a brightening star650 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Estherstar333 in England and Wales (2025)
- Miriamstar of the sea; beloved197 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maryamstar of the sea or beloved825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Tara
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