Tarah is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Tarah means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Tarah across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Tarah has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Tarah is a girl name of Irish (Gaelic) origin meaning “variant of Tara, hill”. A respelling of Tara, the sacred hill of ancient Irish kings.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,737 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 34 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Tarah per year, United States (1963 to 2025). United States peaked in 1985 (267/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2002 (6/yr).
Tarah is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1985, when it ranked #1,188 nationally (given to 267 babies that year).
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