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Tamar

Tamar means “date palm” (Hebrew origin). 6,988 US babies since 1940, peak 1977.

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What it means

“date palm”

HebrewWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 1977

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6,988 US babies were named Tamar between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Tamar (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Name twins (peaked around 1977)