Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Tari isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tari through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,320
- 46 boys · 2,274 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 118 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #17,021 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 17,021 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 118 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,136 as a first name in 2020; 266 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tari’s family of names
In Greek usage, Tari as a surname is a transliteration of Τάρη. In Greek usage, Tari as a surname is a transliteration of Ταρή. In Greek usage, Tari as a surname is a transliteration of Ταρί.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 7
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Tari
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Tari, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Terri
“a harvester” · “learned”
>99% girls
Tammy
Tammy is connected with Tamara and Tamsin in English naming traditions.
>99% girls
Tamera
“date palm”
>99% girls
Peri
Peri is a surname. It is used in English and Finnish.
>99% girls
Dori
“a gift of God” · “of the ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians”
>99% girls
Perri
“one who travels; a wanderer”
>99% girls
Toni
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
8% boys · 92% girls
Teddie
“a wealthy protector” · “God”
16% boys · 84% girls