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Tasman

OriginDutch, unknown

About Tasman

When Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman became one of the first Europeans to find Australia, he gave his name to a sea and to an island. in turn some parents have chosen to honor their homeland by choosing this name for their child. Tasma is the feminine version.

Pronounced TAZ-mun.

As of October 2026, Tasman ranked #10665 in US births in 2021 SSA, peaked at #6880 in 2001.

Editor: Sophie Kihm

Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.

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