Tara
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Tara is an Irish Gaelic name meaning “hill” or “rocky hill,” with variants such as Tarah, Tarra, and Taryn. Tara also means “star” in Sanskrit and is linked to an astral goddess, which explains its appeal among Indian families. The name spread after Gone with the Wind, where Scarlett O’Hara’s plantation is called Tara, and it peaked in the 1970s. Notable bearers include actress Tara Reid and figure skater Tara Lipinski.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Tara in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Tara against each list of names.
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Albanian
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Arabic
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Bulgarian
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Catalan
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Chinese
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Cornish
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Croatian
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Czech
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Danish
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Dothraki
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Dutch
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English
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Estonian
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Filipino
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Finnish
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French
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Georgian
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German
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Greek
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Hawaiian
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Hebrew
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Hungarian
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Icelandic
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Indonesian
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Irish
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Italian
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Japanese
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Khmer
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Klingon
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Korean
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Latin
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Macedonian
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Norwegian
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Persian
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Polish
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Portuguese
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Romanian
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Russian
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Scottish
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Spanish
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Telugu
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Tara is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Tara in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 322 girls were named Tara, making it the #844 girls' name in the US. Since 1939, 175,812 girls have been named Tara, with the most (7,234) in 1972. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, Massachusetts and Maryland.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Tara
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Tara, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Tara | 2018 | Eastern Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Tropical storm Tara | 1982 | Eastern Pacific | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Tara | 1968 | Eastern Pacific | 83 km/h |
| Hurricane Tara (Category 1) | 1961 | Eastern Pacific | 139 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Tara
There are 286 towns and villages with Tara in their name, in 44 countries.
🇮🇳 India 121🇵🇰 Pakistan 32🇺🇸 United States 23🇳🇬 Nigeria 8🇳🇵 Nepal 8🇵🇭 Philippines 8🇧🇩 Bangladesh 6🇧🇴 Bolivia 6
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Tara | Omsk Oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia | 26,986 | Map |
| Tara | Saga, 🇯🇵 Japan | 9,125 | Map |
| Tara Hills | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 5,126 | Map |
| Tara | Queensland, 🇦🇺 Australia | 2,272 | Map |
| Tara | Bicol Region, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 2,077 | Map |
| Ðurđevića Tara | Pljevlja, 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 261 | Map |
| Lever Tara | Pljevlja, 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 213 | Map |
| Tara | Veraguas Province, 🇵🇦 Panama | 90 | Map |
| Tara | Ancash, 🇵🇪 Peru | 80 | Map |
| Tara | New South Wales, 🇦🇺 Australia | 26 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Tara
There are 20 lakes and reservoirs with Tara in their name, in 9 countries.
🇮🇳 India 8🇨🇦 Canada 3🇺🇸 United States 3🇧🇴 Bolivia 1🇨🇱 Chile 1🇨🇳 China 1🇨🇴 Colombia 1🇰🇷 South Korea 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Amāwa Tāra | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | Map |
| Banda Tāra | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | Map |
| Hagna Tāra | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | Map |
| Kandiya Tāra | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | Map |
| Kaonsi Tāra | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | Map |
| Lac Tara | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Laguna Tara | Guainía Department, 🇨🇴 Colombia | Map |
| Laguna Tara | North Caribbean Coast, 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | Map |
| Lake Tara | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lāli Tāra | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Tara songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Tara in their title. The best known:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Tara
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Tara.
Tara Calico
Tara Lipinski
Tara Lynn Foxx
Tara McPherson
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Fictional characters named Tara
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Tara as a pet name
FurryName has found 279 dogs named Tara in public pet registers, making it the #467 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Playford (29), Golden Plains Shire (6), Burlington (1). Tara as a dog name →
FurryName has found 12 cats named Tara in public pet registers, making it the #973 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (9), Corangamite Shire (1), Laval (1). Tara as a cat name →
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