Recorded 1996–2008 Girls' name Peak 2001 82 births

Tamaiya — girls' name

82 babies named Tamaiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s62
2000s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Tamaiya was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tamaiya in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamaiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Tamaiya between 1996 and 2008, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamaiya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamaiya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tamaiya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamaiya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 82 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tamaiya at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

82

Since 1996

13 years of records

Peak year

2001

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1996

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2008

Tamaiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1996

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2001)
11
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 20082007200620052004200320022001199819971996 5

Tamaiya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
62 births that decade — 76% of Tamaiya's all-time total
1990s202000s62

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamaiya?
82 babies have been named Tamaiya since 1996. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2001 with 11 births.
When was Tamaiya most popular?
Tamaiya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Tamaiya been used?
Tamaiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 13 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Tamaiya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tammy, Tamara, Tami, Tammie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.