Tamar is an uncommon variant of Tamara that peaked in 1977 and has grown less common since.
Tamar is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,455 for girl births in the United States (and #4,384 across all names), given to 73 babies. Tamar was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1977 (133 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 | 73 | #2,455 | — |
| 2024 | 77 | 77 | #2,384 | — |
| 2023 | 78 | 78 | #2,554 | #9,644 |
| 2022 | 71 | 71 | #2,525 | — |
| 2021 | 71 | 71 | #2,636 | #13,846 |
| 2020 | 65 | 65 | #2,820 | #11,863 |
| 2019 | 67 | 67 | #2,751 | #13,906 |
| 2018 | 70 | 70 | #2,531 | — |
| 2017 | 74 | 74 | #2,659 | #9,587 |
| 2016 | 96 | 96 | #2,267 | #7,548 |
| 2015 | 91 | 91 | #2,256 | #10,492 |
| 2014 | 110 | 110 | #2,025 | #7,001 |
| 2013 | 124 | 124 | #1,877 | #5,627 |
| 2012 | 105 | 105 | #2,131 | #5,955 |
| 2011 | 100 | 100 | #2,296 | #5,173 |
| 2010 | 88 | 88 | #2,723 | #4,508 |
| 2009 | 86 | 86 | #2,642 | #5,773 |
| 2008 | 117 | 117 | #2,205 | #4,024 |
| 2007 | 115 | 115 | #2,211 | #4,109 |
| 2006 | 102 | 102 | #2,266 | #5,272 |
| 2005 | 109 | 109 | #2,137 | #4,173 |
| 2004 | 109 | 109 | #2,085 | #4,251 |
| 2003 | 138 | 138 | #1,740 | #3,265 |
| 2002 | 124 | 124 | #1,769 | #4,026 |
| 2001 | 123 | 123 | #1,870 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 142 | 142 | #1,757 | #2,324 |
| 1999 | 133 | 138 | #1,633 | #2,855 |
| 1998 | 121 | 121 | #1,773 | #2,642 |
| 1997 | 117 | — | #1,670 | #3,336 |
| 1996 | 111 | — | #1,668 | #3,656 |
| 1995 | 115 | — | #1,625 | #3,088 |
| 1994 | 103 | — | #1,754 | #3,576 |
| 1993 | 90 | — | #1,812 | #6,167 |
| 1992 | 113 | — | #1,573 | #4,304 |
| 1991 | 101 | — | #1,765 | #3,309 |
| 1990 | 104 | — | #1,753 | #3,154 |
| 1989 | 120 | — | #1,423 | #3,788 |
| 1988 | 125 | — | #1,350 | #2,942 |
| 1987 | 112 | — | #1,458 | #2,548 |
| 1986 | 107 | — | #1,437 | #2,994 |
| 1985 | 141 | — | #1,157 | #2,924 |
| 1984 | 134 | — | #1,119 | #4,172 |
| 1983 | 145 | — | #1,094 | #2,564 |
| 1982 | 138 | — | #1,137 | #3,265 |
| 1981 | 137 | — | #1,147 | #2,669 |
| 1980 | 115 | — | #1,334 | #2,526 |
| 1979 | 148 | — | #1,055 | #2,886 |
| 1978 | 135 | — | #1,149 | #2,122 |
| 1977 | 149 | — | #1,015 | #2,771 |
| 1976 | 124 | — | #1,152 | #2,111 |
| 1975 | 110 | — | #1,225 | #2,630 |
| 1974 | 116 | — | #1,131 | #2,928 |
| 1973 | 100 | — | #1,173 | #4,448 |
| 1972 | 76 | — | #1,413 | #4,934 |
| 1971 | 85 | — | #1,298 | — |
| 1970 | 87 | — | #1,328 | #4,190 |
| 1969 | 69 | — | #1,397 | — |
| 1968 | 72 | — | #1,308 | — |
| 1967 | 57 | — | #1,493 | — |
| 1966 | 77 | — | #1,230 | — |
| 1965 | 78 | — | #1,225 | — |
| 1964 | 47 | — | #1,703 | — |
| 1963 | 50 | — | #1,622 | — |
| 1962 | 54 | — | #1,537 | — |
| 1961 | 51 | — | #1,595 | — |
| 1960 | 51 | — | #1,578 | — |
| 1959 | 35 | — | #1,912 | — |
| 1958 | 45 | — | #1,603 | — |
| 1957 | 28 | — | #2,113 | — |
| 1956 | 27 | — | #2,147 | — |
| 1955 | 22 | — | #2,404 | — |
| 1954 | 22 | — | #2,370 | — |
| 1953 | 14 | — | #3,090 | — |
| 1952 | 20 | — | #2,399 | — |
| 1951 | 19 | — | #2,382 | — |
| 1950 | 17 | — | #2,523 | — |
| 1949 | 17 | — | #2,503 | — |
| 1948 | 15 | — | #2,688 | — |
| 1947 | 10 | — | #3,676 | — |
| 1946 | 7 | — | #4,366 | — |
| 1945 | 10 | — | #3,109 | — |
| 1944 | 11 | — | #2,932 | — |
| 1943 | 8 | — | #3,776 | — |
| 1942 | 8 | — | #3,705 | — |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #5,009 | — |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #4,964 | — |
| 1939 | 8 | — | #3,398 | — |
| 1938 | 8 | — | #3,427 | — |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #4,852 | — |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #4,788 | — |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #4,823 | — |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #4,891 | — |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,897 | — |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #5,203 | — |
| 1923 | 5 | — | #5,635 | — |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,878 | — |