US rank #3082 Girls' name Peak 2004 12,724 births

Tamia — #3082 US girls' name

12,724 babies named Tamia in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s101950s251960s801970s3061980s4401990s27602000s62032010s24492020s451
#3082
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

2004
Single peak year

833 babies were named Tamia in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamia

The Social Security Administration has registered 12,724 babies named Tamia between 1947 and 2024, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamia currently holds the #3082 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 833 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6,203 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Tamia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,032 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Tamia in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamia 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 12,724 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.

Tamia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

12,724

Since 1947

78 years of records

Peak year

2004

833 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,082

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1947

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tamia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1947

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
833
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 202420152006199719881979197019591947 10

Tamia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6,203 births that decade — 49% of Tamia's all-time total
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Tamia by state

Where Tamia concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tamia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,032 8.1%
#2 Florida
882 6.9%
#3 Georgia
858 6.7%
#4 Texas
764 6.0%
#5 Illinois
731 5.7%
#6 California
690 5.4%
#7 North Carolina
597 4.7%
#8 Virginia
482 3.8%
New York share of Tamia's total US births 8.1%
Even split

1,032 of 12,724 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Tamia appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamia?
12,724 babies have been named Tamia since 1947. It currently ranks #3082 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 833 births.
When was Tamia most popular?
Tamia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6,203 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Tamia most popular?
The top states for the name Tamia are New York (1,032 births), Florida (882 births), Georgia (858 births).
How long has the name Tamia been used?
Tamia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 78 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tamia?
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, 1947–2024 (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.