Is Tamar a boy or girl name?
Tamar is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 77 girls and 0 boys were named Tamar, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 87.3% of the 6,968 US babies named Tamar were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,374
- Babies named Tamar since 1915
- 6,968
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 149 babies
Boys and girls named Tamar, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 41 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 96 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 249 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 606 | 100% |
| 1970s | 127 | 1,003 | 88.8% |
| 1980s | 171 | 1,102 | 86.6% |
| 1990s | 207 | 901 | 81.3% |
| 2000s | 248 | 916 | 78.7% |
| 2010s | 114 | 811 | 87.7% |
| 2020s | 18 | 343 | 95% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,374 |
| 2023 | 7 | #10,672 | 70 | #2,550 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,525 |
| 2021 | 5 | #13,840 | 66 | #2,635 |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,855 | 59 | #2,817 |
| 2019 | 5 | #13,898 | 62 | #2,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,531 |
| 2017 | 8 | #9,583 | 66 | #2,658 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,545 | 85 | #2,267 |
| 2015 | 7 | #10,489 | 84 | #2,255 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,998 | 98 | #2,024 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,627 | 108 | #1,877 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,953 | 90 | #2,131 |
| 2011 | 18 | #5,173 | 82 | #2,295 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,507 | 66 | #2,722 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,771 | 70 | #2,642 |
| 2008 | 26 | #4,024 | 91 | #2,204 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,109 | 90 | #2,211 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,272 | 84 | #2,285 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,173 | 87 | #2,137 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,251 | 88 | #2,085 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,264 | 109 | #1,740 |
| 2002 | 21 | #4,026 | 103 | #1,769 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,138 | 94 | #1,870 |
| 2000 | 42 | #2,324 | 100 | #1,757 |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,855 | 103 | #1,633 |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,642 | 89 | #1,773 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,336 | 95 | #1,670 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,656 | 92 | #1,668 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,088 | 92 | #1,625 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,576 | 84 | #1,754 |
| 1993 | 9 | #6,166 | 81 | #1,812 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,303 | 99 | #1,573 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,308 | 82 | #1,766 |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,154 | 84 | #1,753 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,788 | 105 | #1,423 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,942 | 106 | #1,350 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,548 | 90 | #1,458 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,994 | 90 | #1,437 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,924 | 124 | #1,157 |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,173 | 123 | #1,124 |
| 1983 | 19 | #2,564 | 126 | #1,094 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,265 | 124 | #1,138 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,669 | 119 | #1,147 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,526 | 95 | #1,334 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,886 | 132 | #1,054 |
| 1978 | 23 | #2,122 | 112 | #1,149 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,771 | 133 | #1,015 |
| 1976 | 23 | #2,112 | 101 | #1,152 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,630 | 94 | #1,225 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,928 | 103 | #1,131 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,449 | 93 | #1,173 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,934 | 70 | #1,413 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,298 |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,192 | 80 | #1,328 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,397 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,308 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,493 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,230 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,225 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,703 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,622 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,536 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,595 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,578 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,911 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,603 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,113 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,147 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,404 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,370 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,090 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,400 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,382 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,523 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,503 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,688 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,676 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,366 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,109 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,932 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,776 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,705 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,010 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,964 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,398 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,427 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,852 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,788 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,823 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,891 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,896 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,203 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,635 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,878 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tamar reached #2,112 in 1976. As a girl name, it reached #1,015 in 1977. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tamar
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.