Tamir

Last seen for girls in 2019 at #13,799 · #1,808 for boys in 2025, 88 births
Given to boys 97.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
#1,499
2020 · 113 births
Debut · boys
1971
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
2,401
since 1971

Tamir over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Tamir has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,80888
2024—#1,83388
2023—#1,547113
2022—#1,665103
2021—#1,84184
2020—#1,499113
2019#13,7996#1,88679
2018—#1,74488
2017—#1,89776
2016#11,7818#2,06668
2015—#2,18962
2014—#2,88540
2013—#2,66844
2012—#2,95439
2011—#2,74843
2010—#2,63246
2009—#2,84742
2008—#2,29157
2007—#2,76543
2006—#2,34853
2005#10,9219#2,08159
2004—#2,02459
2003#15,7845#1,90661
2002—#1,94357
2001#12,0567#2,24945
2000#10,7458#1,92454
1999#10,3458#1,65564
1998#10,1228#1,52771
1997—#2,26037
1996—#2,67928
1995—#2,10239
1994—#3,32620
1993—#2,34732
1992—#2,12836
1991—#2,54427
1990—#2,43228
1989—#2,78422
1988—#2,30526
1987—#2,94217
1986—#3,88211
1985—#2,82817
1984—#2,29222
1983—#3,41112
1982—#2,70917
1981—#1,69534
1980—#2,28422
1979—#2,46519
1978—#2,06823
1977—#2,36119
1976—#2,11322
1975—#3,9418
1974—#2,94612
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1972—#3,9637
1971—#4,9075
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First appearance
1971

The first year at least five boys were named Tamir! It came in at #4,907, and was given to 5 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1973, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Tamir is popular in 1998

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedMINew York: #1,134 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 14,416 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #306 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,566 boysPANew Jersey: #471 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,423 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #2,087 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 48,664 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedALGeorgia: #976 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,317 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Tamir, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Pennsylvania#306 · 1 in 2,566
  2. New Jersey#471 · 1 in 4,423
  3. Georgia#976 · 1 in 10,317
  4. New York#1,134 · 1 in 14,416
  5. California#2,087 · 1 in 48,664

Best ever in a state: #306 in Pennsylvania, 1998.

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Pennsylvania#306261 in 2,566
New Jersey#471111 in 4,423
Georgia#97651 in 10,317
New York#1,13481 in 14,416
California#2,08751 in 48,664
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See more about Tamir
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 25 spots since 2024 (#1,833 → #1,808)
  • 309 spots since 2020 (#1,499 → #1,808)
  • 381 spots since 2015 (#2,189 → #1,808)
Rise & fade · boys
49 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1971
  • Peaked 2020 at #1,499 (113 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 15,138
  • Highest: 1 in 15,138 boys born in 2023 were named Tamir (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 19,410 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #1,499 in 2020, was only 1 in 15,275 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 24.5% of all boys named Tamir (589) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s115#2,068 (1978)#3,096
1980s200#1,695 (1981)#2,713
1990s382#1,527 (1998)#2,300
2000s530#1,906 (2003)#2,238
2010s585#1,744 (2018)#2,367
2020s589#1,499 (2020)#1,699

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Tamir in 1998

girls
#10,122
8 births · 1 in 220,869 girls
boys
#1,527
71 births · 1 in 26,921 boys

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #10,122Tamir8

Top boys' names in 1998

  1. #1Michael36,618
  2. #2Jacob36,031
  3. #3Matthew31,146
  4. #4Joshua28,095
  5. #5Christopher27,007
  6. #6Nicholas26,632
  7. #7Brandon23,832
  8. #8Tyler23,712
  9. #9Andrew23,664
  10. #10Austin23,478
  11. #1,527Tamir71
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 220,869 of them was named Tamir, which outranked 39.0% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tamir
  1. #9,260Zianna9
  2. #9,260Zissy9
  3. #9,260Zoriah9
  4. #10,122Tamir8
  5. #10,122Aaniyah8
  6. #10,122Aasiyah8
  7. #10,122Abbegale8
  8. #11,138Aaliayah7
  9. #11,138Aaminah7
  10. #11,138Aanchal7

Tied with 1,015 names at #10,122; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,123Calista#2,820 → #697
  2. ↑ 1,165Ireland#1,983 → #818
  3. ↑ 1,158Abril#2,116 → #958
  4. ↑ 755Mya#993 → #238
  5. ↑ 619Ally#1,036 → #417
Fallers
  1. ↓ 586Yulissa#424 → #1,010
  2. ↓ 462Moesha#943 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 397Yulisa#985 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 376Tonya#905 → #1,281
  5. ↓ 347Xena#765 → #1,112

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 26,921 of them was named Tamir, which outranked 86.5% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tamir
  1. #1,515Nikko72
  2. #1,515Pranav72
  3. #1,515Torin72
  4. #1,527Tamir71
  5. #1,527Cristofer71
  6. #1,527Dalen71
  7. #1,527Dalvin71
  8. #1,536Antione70
  9. #1,536Brayton70
  10. #1,536Delvin70

Tied with 8 names at #1,527; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,736Tyrese#2,347 → #611
  2. ↑ 805Zion#1,499 → #694
  3. ↑ 785Mekhi#1,706 → #921
  4. ↑ 743Tyriq#1,519 → #776
  5. ↑ 741Tavian#1,599 → #858
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Coty#918 → #1,347
  2. ↓ 367Anfernee#838 → #1,205
  3. ↓ 326Jessy#962 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 295Mickey#966 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 280Mikal#1,000 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1998 →