Girl name Hebrew origin Jewish tradition

Tamar

TAH-mar · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Date palm tree
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Jewish
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical · nature
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2374
2024 births77
Peak year1977
First appeared1915
Total US births6,083
1977 peak19151942197019972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
TammyTami
Alternate spellings
TamaraThamar
In other languages
Tamar (Hebrew/Georgian)Tamara (Russian/Italian)Thamar (French)

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Tamar (Bible)
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