US rank #5107 Boys' name Peak 2013 406 births

Tameem — #5107 US boys' name

406 babies named Tameem in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s262000s732010s2182020s82
#5107
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Tameem was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

33 babies were named Tameem in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tameem

The Social Security Administration has registered 406 babies named Tameem between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tameem currently holds the #5107 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tameem performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 218 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tameem shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Tameem in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tameem 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 406 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.

Tameem at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

406

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2013

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,107

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tameem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
33
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
010203040 20242020201620122008200319971980 7

Tameem by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
218 births that decade — 54% of Tameem's all-time total
1980s71990s262000s732010s2182020s82

Tameem by state

Where Tameem concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tameem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 2.7%
#2 New York
6 1.5%
California share of Tameem's total US births 2.7%
Even split

11 of 406 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tameem?
406 babies have been named Tameem since 1980. It currently ranks #5107 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 33 births.
When was Tameem most popular?
Tameem was most popular in the 2010s decade with 218 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Tameem most popular?
The top states for the name Tameem are California (11 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Tameem been used?
Tameem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tameem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tamir, Tammy, Tam, Tamar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1980–2024 (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.