Fun Facts About the Name Itamar
- 326 babies named Itamar: U.S. records list 326 babies given the name Itamar from 1880 through 2025. Even 16 girls received the name Itamar - about 1 girl for every 19 boys.
What Does the Name Itamar Mean?
Itamar is a Hebrew masculine name, the modern Israeli form of the biblical name Ithamar (אִיתָמָר). It is usually explained as "island of palms" or "coast of palms," from אִי (i, "island" or "coast") and תָּמָר (tamar, "date palm"). The palm element is clear; the first element is topographical, not a personal description.
The same spelling is also a separate masculine name in Brazil, where it is generally derived from Tupi, an indigenous language of Brazil. It is commonly explained as "stone of the sea." The Hebrew and Tupi names are independent; their shared spelling does not mean they share an origin.
Itamar Name History & Origins
In the Hebrew Bible, Ithamar is the youngest son of Aaron and Elisheba (Exodus 6:23). After the deaths of Nadab and Abihu, he and Eleazar served as priests. Ithamar was placed in charge of the Gershonite and Merarite Levites in the service of the tabernacle (Numbers 4:28, 33).
Later biblical books show the priestly divisions of Eleazar and Ithamar. In 1 Chronicles 24, David organizes the priests into twenty-four courses, sixteen from Eleazar and eight from Ithamar. The line of Ithamar included Eli, priest at Shiloh, and Abiathar, who served under David but was removed by Solomon (1 Kings 2:26 - 27).
The form Itamar belongs to later Hebrew. It lacks the h of the older English form Ithamar because modern Hebrew reads tav without a dot as t, not th. In modern Israel, Itamar is a regular masculine given name.
In Brazil, the name has a separate history. It comes from Tupi, not Hebrew, and is commonly explained as "stone of the sea." It has been used as a masculine given name in Brazil. Itamar Franco, president of Brazil in the early 1990s, is a well-known bearer.
How Popular is the Name Itamar?
Itamar has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2012. Its best rank was #5,116 in 2012.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | #17,615 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #15,709 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #17,140 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,882 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #11,433 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #8,572 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #7,810 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,318 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #7,348 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #7,823 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #11,304 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #5,401 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #6,104 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #7,784 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #8,370 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #5,116 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #6,061 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #8,381 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #5,659 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #6,549 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #5,523 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #9,041 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #8,597 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #12,050 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #8,138 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #6,253 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #8,656 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #7,047 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #8,196 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #7,449 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #6,620 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #8,034 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #7,646 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #6,063 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #7,422 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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