Tazara
The Tazara Railway, also called the Uhuru Railway or the Tanzam Railway, is a railway in East Africa linking the port of Dar es Salaam in east Tanzania with the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia's Central Province. The single-track railway is 1,860 km (1,160 mi) long and is operated by the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA).
Meaning & Origin of Tazara
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The Tazara Railway, also called the Uhuru Railway or the Tanzam Railway, is a railway in East Africa linking the port of Dar es Salaam in east Tanzania with the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia's Central Province. The single-track railway is 1,860 km (1,160 mi) long and is operated by the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA).
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The Story of Tazara
The earliest SSA record of Tazara as a baby girl name dates back to 2023, when 5 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Tazara — #15,178 in the national rankings. Tazara last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
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About the name Tazara
Tazara is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2023 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Tazara's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #15,178. Use the chart and map above to compare Tazara'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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