Tara is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “star.” In 2024 it was given to 247 girls in the United States.
Tara belongs to the Spanish and Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “star” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Tara first appears in Social Security records in 1939. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #35 in 1977, and in 2024 247 babies received the name — 175,490 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Tara means “star” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Tara is a girl name. In 2024, 247 babies received the name in the US.
Tara comes from the Spanish, Portuguese, Irish & Celtic and Scandinavian tradition.
Tara first appears in US records in 1939. Its best-ever ranking was #35 in 1977, and 247 babies were given the name in 2024.
Tara is pronounced /ˈtɑːɹə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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