Tamir
Tamir is a male Hebrew name תָּמִיר meaning 'tall'. A different Hebrew spelling, טמיר, means 'arcane' or 'secretive'.
- Hebrew
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Tamir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tamir is a male Hebrew name תָּמִיר meaning 'tall'. A different Hebrew spelling, טמיר, means 'arcane' or 'secretive'.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
- Arabic
The Story of Tamir
Tamir first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 113 Tamirs were born — ranking #1,498 that year. As of 2026, Tamir ranks #1,782 for baby boys with 93 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 3K Tamirs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Tamir
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About the name Tamir
Tamir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Tamir's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #1,498. Use the chart and map above to compare Tamir'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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