Girls name
Tara
Tara is a girls' name given to 173,645 girls in the United States since 1941, peaking in 1972 with 7,234 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 11th among girls names in New Jersey in 1973.
Which states favor Tara
Tara by state
Top states by all-time births named Tara. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 16,906 | #626 (2025) |
| 2 | California | 13,418 | #515 (2025) |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 11,385 | #1608 (2025) |
| 4 | Ohio | 8,918 | #1259 (2025) |
| 5 | New Jersey | 8,458 | #933 (2025) |
| 6 | Texas | 8,348 | #876 (2025) |
| 7 | Illinois | 7,368 | #540 (2025) |
| 8 | Florida | 6,749 | #997 (2025) |
| 9 | Michigan | 6,304 | #1050 (2025) |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 4,997 | #476 (2025) |
| 11 | Indiana | 4,162 | #906 (2024) |
| 12 | Georgia | 4,114 | #1347 (2025) |
| 13 | Missouri | 4,025 | #944 (2014) |
| 14 | North Carolina | 3,780 | #658 (2025) |
| 15 | Virginia | 3,712 | #1171 (2025) |
| 16 | Minnesota | 3,647 | #724 (2025) |
| 17 | Washington | 3,450 | #311 (2025) |
| 18 | Tennessee | 3,376 | #1009 (2022) |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 3,271 | #837 (2015) |
| 20 | Kentucky | 3,174 | #839 (2023) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).