Tamir
Tamir was the 1821st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1502nd with 113 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 387 places. More babies were named Tamir in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,821 boys, down 319 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 88boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020113 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,460babies recorded
Tamir popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 59 since 1998.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,821 | 88 |
| 2020 | #1,502 | 113 |
| 2010 | #2,674 | 46 |
| 2000 | #1,941 | 54 |
| 1990 | #2,481 | 28 |
| 1980 | #2,359 | 22 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tamir, counting every spelling?
Tamir has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Tamir?
88 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tamir (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tamir born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 95 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tamir.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tamir?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Tamir are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 7 and 28. That makes Tamir mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tamir by state
How common Tamir was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.6×), Florida (2.2×), Illinois (2.1×), New York (1.8×). In 35 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tamir: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tamir, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tamir
How popular is the name Tamir?
Tamir was the 1821st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1502nd with 113 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 387 places. More babies were named Tamir in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Tamir a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Tamir in the US.
Where is Tamir most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tamir was most common in Georgia (0.14 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Illinois.