US rank #15956 Girls' name Peak 2003 799 births

Tamiah — #15956 US girls' name

799 babies named Tamiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1282000s4182010s2072020s46
#15956
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 10% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Tamiah was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

65 babies were named Tamiah in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 799 babies named Tamiah between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamiah currently holds the #15956 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 65 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamiah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 418 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tamiah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tamiah in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamiah 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 799 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.

Tamiah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

799

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2003

65 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,956

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tamiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
65
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
020406080 20242019201420092004199919931991 5

Tamiah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
418 births that decade — 52% of Tamiah's all-time total
1990s1282000s4182010s2072020s46

Tamiah by state

Where Tamiah concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tamiah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
27 3.4%
#2 New York
17 2.1%
#3 Texas
15 1.9%
#4 Illinois
14 1.8%
#5 Pennsylvania
10 1.3%
#6 Alabama
6 0.8%
#7 Florida
5 0.6%
#8 Mississippi
5 0.6%
Georgia share of Tamiah's total US births 3.4%
Even split

27 of 799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamiah?
799 babies have been named Tamiah since 1991. It currently ranks #15956 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 65 births.
When was Tamiah most popular?
Tamiah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 418 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Tamiah most popular?
The top states for the name Tamiah are Georgia (27 births), New York (17 births), Texas (15 births).
How long has the name Tamiah been used?
Tamiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tamiah?
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, 1991–2024 (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.