US rank #8531 Girls' name Peak 2006 1,123 births

Tamaya — #8531 US girls' name

1,123 babies named Tamaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s461980s631990s2042000s5452010s2222020s43
#8531
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Tamaya was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

73 babies were named Tamaya in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,123 babies named Tamaya between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamaya currently holds the #8531 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 73 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamaya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 545 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tamaya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 86 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Tamaya in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamaya 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 1,123 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.

Tamaya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,123

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2006

73 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,531

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tamaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
73
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
020406080 20242017201020031996198919811973 5

Tamaya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
545 births that decade — 49% of Tamaya's all-time total
1970s461980s631990s2042000s5452010s2222020s43

Tamaya by state

Where Tamaya concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tamaya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
86 7.7%
#2 Florida
49 4.4%
#3 New York
23 2.0%
#4 Tennessee
13 1.2%
#5 Alabama
12 1.1%
#6 Texas
12 1.1%
#7 Louisiana
11 1.0%
#8 California
10 0.9%
Georgia share of Tamaya's total US births 7.7%
Even split

86 of 1,123 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Tamaya appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamaya?
1,123 babies have been named Tamaya since 1973. It currently ranks #8531 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 73 births.
When was Tamaya most popular?
Tamaya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 545 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Tamaya most popular?
The top states for the name Tamaya are Georgia (86 births), Florida (49 births), New York (23 births).
How long has the name Tamaya been used?
Tamaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tamaya?
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.

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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, 1973–2024 (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.