Over the past 110 years, 172 490 girls and 34 boys have been named Tara. The name Tara ranks 208th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Tara in 1941. The peak of popularity of the name Tara came in the 1970s and 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.