Itamar
Itamar, also spelled Ithamar or Etamar, is a Hebrew masculine given name. The name means "isle of palms" in Hebrew, from the Hebrew i and tamar. The Yiddish form is Issamar, also spelled Isamar. No feminine form of the name exists in Hebrew or Yiddish but it is feminized in Portuguese and Spanish by adding an -a to the end of the name, making it Itamara or Ithamara.
Meaning & Origin of Itamar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Itamar, also spelled Ithamar or Etamar, is a Hebrew masculine given name. The name means "isle of palms" in Hebrew, from the Hebrew i and tamar. The Yiddish form is Issamar, also spelled Isamar. No feminine form of the name exists in Hebrew or Yiddish but it is feminized in Portuguese and Spanish by adding an -a to the end of the name, making it Itamara or Ithamara.
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The Story of Itamar
As a girl name
Itamar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2004, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 6 Itamars were born — ranking #14,958 that year. As of 2026, Itamar ranks #16,544 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 16 Itamars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Itamar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1987, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 18 Itamars were born — ranking #5,035 that year. As of 2026, Itamar ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 300 Itamars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Itamar
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- Ithamar, Bishop of Rochester (also Ythamar, fl. 7th century CE), English bishop
- Itamar Assumpção (1949–2003), Brazilian songwriter and composer
- Itamar Batista da Silva (born 1980), Brazilian football forward
- Itamar Bellasalma (born 1950), Brazilian footballer and manager
- Itamar Ben-Avi (1882–1943), Israeli journalist and pioneer of modern Hebrew
- Ithamar Ben-Canaan (born 1976), Israeli writer
- Itamar Ben-Gvir (born 1976), Israeli politician
- Itamar Biran (born 1998), Israeli alpine ski racer
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About the name Itamar
Itamar is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 300 births in the dataset. Itamar's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #5,035. Use the chart and map above to compare Itamar's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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