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Tara

“High place, from the Hill of Tara in Ireland” — Irish origin

Girl's name · #847 in the US (2025) · Retro

Tara's best rank, #35, came in 1977; it has stepped well back to #847 today. Roughly 176,000 girls have been named Tara since 1939.

Around the world: #5 in Serbia (2025) · #41 in Croatia (2025) · #45 in Slovenia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Taras

• Tara Reid — American actress (born 1975)
• Tara Strong — Canadian-American actress
• Tara Lipinski — American figure skater (born 1982)
• Tara Sutaria — Indian singer and actress
• Tara Davis-Woodhall — American track and field athlete

In stories & tradition

• Tārā — Bodhisattva
• Tara — goddess
• Tara Maclay — Buffy the Vampire Slayer

What Taras become

Among 652 notable people named Tara:

Entertainers appear 1.9× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tara Reid, American actress (born 1975).

Similar names: Bridget · Tamara · Kara · Kelly · Dara · Leslie

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