Is Tamir a boy or girl name?

Tamir is a boy’s name. Of the 2,460 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.4% were girls and 97.6% were boys.

Tamir

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Tamir was most popular in 2020, when 113 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,210 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,861, with 88 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,460 people named Tamir.

Tamir over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tamir’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tamir a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tamir is a boy’s name — 2.4% of the 2,460 Americans given it were girls and 97.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Tamir

Where Tamir is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org