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Tara

girl name · Sanskrit origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

star (shares spelling with the Irish/English name Tara — a favorite dual-culture pick)

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Tara peaked in the 2000s.

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