Given name
Tazara
“a railway line”
Tazara is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “a railway line.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a railway line.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2023. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tazara through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 5 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 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tazara’s family of names
Tazara has a related form in Tazarah. Tazara has a related form in Tazarra. Tazara has a related form in Tazarrah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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