Tara is the English form of the Irish Teamhair, the Hill of Tara, ancient seat of the high kings of Ireland, whose name is usually explained as "elevated place" or "hill"; in Sanskrit, Tara is a separate name meaning "star" and belongs to a Buddhist and Hindu goddess. Americans met it as the plantation in Gone with the Wind. Tara was number 239 in 2000, slipped out of the top 1000 in the 2010s and returned in 2025 at number 847.