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Why parents love Tara- The Hill of Tara is where Ireland's High Kings ruled.
- Gone with the Wind's Tara is fiction's most famous house.
- In Sanskrit, Tara means star — celestial beauty.
- Four letters with a strong, open sound: TAR-ah.
- Buffy's Tara is one of TV's most important LGBTQ+ characters.
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The vibe of Tara
starhillSanskritIrishHill of TaraHigh KingsGone with the WindBuffyLGBTQ+
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Origin & history of Tara
Sanskrit tārā (star) or Irish teamhair (hill)
→ Tara
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Irish / Serbian / Slovenian / Croatian roots
Tara comes from the Sanskrit meaning star or Irish meaning hill. The Hill of Tara was the seat of Ireland's High Kings. Gone with the Wind's Tara is fiction's most famous plantation. Buffy's Tara Maclay is a landmark LGBTQ+ character.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Sanskrit/Irish; Gone with the Wind (1936).
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Today
Tara remains a beloved choice, ranking #1052 in the US. 176,033 babies have been named Tara since 1939.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Tara?
1972
peak year
Tara first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1939. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1972, 7,234 babies were named Tara (ranked #38 nationally). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1052), with roughly 244 babies named Tara each year. Tara's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 176,033 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
7,234
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #38)
(ranked #38)
244
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
2,440
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
176,033
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Tara4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
Tara's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — star-hill seeking. People named Tara tend to be strong, celestial, and gifted at being both Sanskrit star and Irish hill.
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Both star and hill✦
High-Kings' seat◈
Gone-with-the-Wind iconic◎
Buffy-landmark♡
Sanskrit-Irish dualT2
A1
R9
A1
Sum: 13 → Life path 4
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Personality of Tara🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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