Fun Facts About the Name Temari
- 257 babies named Temari: U.S. records list 257 babies given the name Temari from 1880 through 2025. Even 5 boys received the name Temari - about 1 boy for every 50 girls.
What Does the Name Temari Mean?
Temari is a Japanese feminine given name meaning 'hand ball.' It is the same as the Japanese word temari, often written 手毬 or てまり: 手 (te) means 'hand,' and 毬 (mari) means 'ball.' The name therefore has a literal, everyday meaning rather than a separate abstract one. The decorated balls called temari take their name from the same word.
Temari Name History & Origins
The Japanese word temari refers to a ball made by winding cloth or thread into a sphere and decorating it with embroidered stitching; such balls were used in handball games and later kept as decorative objects. The given name Temari uses this ordinary noun as a name, and it can be written with the kanji 手毬 or in hiragana as てまり. A later fictional use is the character Temari in the manga and anime Naruto, whose name is written テマリ in katakana; that character name is not the source of the given name.
How Popular is the Name Temari?
Temari 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 2022. Its best rank was #4,571 in 2022.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,302 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #5,574 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2023 | #4,726 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 2022 | #4,571 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2021 | #6,659 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #5,300 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #9,060 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #7,378 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #7,411 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #16,054 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #12,902 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #11,853 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #14,461 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #14,848 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #10,329 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #15,096 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #12,496 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | #14,180 | 5 | 0.0002% |
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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