MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Tara mean?
Sanskrit tārā denotes a star. The same name also belongs to a goddess in Buddhist and other Indian traditions.
Pronunciation
IAST: tārā
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
तारा
Letter-by-letter: tārā
Conventional spelling
Odia
ତାରା
Conventional spelling
Tamil
தாரா
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Tara in Indian usage
331,667 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (81.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 269,830 records (81.4%).
- Recorded as male: 61,837 records (18.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 2,289 |
| 1930s | 9,615 |
| 1940s | 24,562 |
| 1950s | 43,435 |
| 1960s | 74,067 |
| 1970s | 82,776 |
| 1980s | 61,488 |
| 1990s | 33,240 |
| Other decades | 195 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 95,146 |
| Bihar | 64,309 |
| Rajasthan | 40,677 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 26,498 |
| Jharkhand | 19,181 |
| Odisha | 15,438 |
| Uttarakhand | 15,398 |
| Haryana | 15,291 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 12,602 |
| Punjab | 12,329 |
| Delhi | 8,449 |
| Karnataka | 1,171 |
| Sikkim | 1,061 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 745 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 566 |
| Chandigarh | 557 |
| Maharashtra | 444 |
| Assam | 326 |
| Tripura | 280 |
| Meghalaya | 261 |
| Manipur | 243 |
| Goa | 181 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 121 |
| Nagaland | 107 |
| Other states | 286 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Tara / F | 90 | 444 |
| Scotland | Tara / F | 4 | 632 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Tara ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Tara; Table_6, C455 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Tara; Table_6, C455
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Tara; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Tara; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl
- Behind the Name: Tara (2) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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