Given name
Tarasa
“hill”
Tarasa is a variant of Tara. One interpretation is “hill.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tarasa is a variant of Tara. One interpretation is “hill.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tarasa is a variant of Tara. A possible origin is Sanskrit, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Tarasa is a variant of Tara. The history of Tara gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Tara is associated with an astral goddess.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Tarasa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 28
- 0 boys · 28 girls
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1983. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1968.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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