Girl name Sanskrit origin classic tradition

Tara

TAH-ruh · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Star
Language
Sanskrit
Culture
Hindu
Religion
classic
Style era
modern
Themes
Tara Reid · Tara (Buddhist deity)
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1021
2024 births247
Peak year1972
First appeared1939
Total US births175,490
1972 peak19391960198220032024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Tar
Alternate spellings
TaraaTarah
In other languages
Tara (Hindi)Tara (Irish

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