Tara
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning star or carrying.
Babies a year
90
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#847
new to the top 1000
UK popularity
#444
90 babies · up from #547
How Tara has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #913 |
| 2017 | #984 |
| 2025 | #847 |
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. Its US peak was 7,231 in 1972.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Tara was most common in 1975, when it went to 0.41% of American babies of that sex.
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