Tamar has been given to about 7,044 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1977, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1977, when 149 babies were given the name, ranking 1015th. The typical living American called Tamar is about 34 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.