Tara
Usually a girl's name
- Meaning
- Origin disputed: the Hill of Tara in Ireland, or Sanskrit 'star' Disputed
Often said to mean 'star'; that is the Sanskrit name. It probably spread in the US through the plantation in Gone with the Wind, named after the Irish hill.
- Origin
- Irish or Sanskrit
- Popularity
US 2025: #847 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #444
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.