Tamari
Tamari is a name with a single cultural origin: Georgian.
- Georgian
Meaning & Origin of Tamari
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tamari is a name with a single cultural origin: Georgian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Georgian
The Story of Tamari
As a girl name
Tamari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1965, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 35 Tamaris were born — ranking #4,029 that year. As of 2026, Tamari ranks #5,501 for girls with 23 births, gradually rising (+11%). In total, more than 731 Tamaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tamari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1997, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 29 Tamaris were born — ranking #3,794 that year. As of 2026, Tamari ranks #4,980 for boys with 20 births, rising sharply (+59% over the past five years). In total, more than 437 Tamaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tamari
Tamari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 731 births in the dataset. Tamari's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #4,029. Use the chart and map above to compare Tamari'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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