Is Tara a boy or girl name?
Tara is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 247 girls and 0 boys were named Tara, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 176,033 US babies named Tara were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,021
- Babies named Tara since 1939
- 176,033
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 7,268 babies
Boys and girls named Tara, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 392 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,175 | 100% |
| 1960s | 40 | 14,543 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 252 | 65,072 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 200 | 56,340 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 51 | 23,371 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 8,572 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,910 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,108 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 247 | #1,021 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,163 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 240 | #1,061 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 212 | #1,158 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,164 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 256 | #1,008 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 250 | #1,033 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 265 | #984 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 261 | #1,017 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 301 | #913 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 301 | #906 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 282 | #909 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 336 | #798 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 303 | #864 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 355 | #775 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 425 | #689 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 491 | #630 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 581 | #538 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 685 | #463 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 929 | #341 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 977 | #323 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 927 | #336 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,060 | #295 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,159 | #273 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,338 | #239 |
| 1999 | 5 | #11,409 | 1,393 | #231 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,637 | #189 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,768 | #172 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,899 | #167 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 2,024 | #158 |
| 1994 | 9 | #6,305 | 2,185 | #148 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 2,476 | #132 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,597 | 2,837 | #118 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,884 | 3,326 | #104 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,446 | 3,826 | #85 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,314 | 4,370 | #70 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,943 | 4,606 | #67 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,714 | 4,446 | #69 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,677 | 5,085 | #56 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,205 | 6,102 | #51 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,255 | 6,284 | #49 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,662 | 6,273 | #51 |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,989 | 6,524 | #47 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,410 | 6,366 | #45 |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,049 | 6,284 | #43 |
| 1979 | 27 | #1,987 | 6,806 | #38 |
| 1978 | 28 | #1,867 | 6,330 | #40 |
| 1977 | 23 | #2,124 | 7,198 | #35 |
| 1976 | 33 | #1,642 | 6,020 | #42 |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,123 | 6,455 | #41 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,881 | 6,656 | #39 |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,503 | 6,708 | #37 |
| 1972 | 34 | #1,469 | 7,234 | #38 |
| 1971 | 22 | #1,981 | 6,335 | #49 |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,934 | 5,330 | #69 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,905 | 3,520 | #107 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,337 | 2,186 | #147 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,288 | #229 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,468 | 1,291 | #234 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,369 | 1,168 | #250 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,241 | #250 |
| 1963 | 6 | #4,004 | 1,129 | #262 |
| 1962 | 9 | #3,021 | 1,094 | #270 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 942 | #301 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 684 | #367 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 610 | #384 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 467 | #441 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 463 | #436 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 452 | #432 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 432 | #426 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 259 | #556 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 151 | #745 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 140 | #754 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 99 | #927 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 102 | #884 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 90 | #943 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,039 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,374 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,145 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,580 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,604 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,787 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,910 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,380 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,402 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,745 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tara reached #1,469 in 1972. As a girl name, it reached #35 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 Tara
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.