Girls' name · since 1991
Tamiah
Tamiah has 799 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,732 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 799
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
799 girls have been named Tamiah since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamiah has been recorded 799 times among girls since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2024.
- #8,732 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 799 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamiah ranks #8,732 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 799 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,732 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 799
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tamiah's 799 recorded births place it above 87.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Tamiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tamiah's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 65, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tamiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Tamiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (418 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Tamiah's strongest decade.
418 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Tamiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 128
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
418 births
- 2010s
2010s
207 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 418 births (52% of all-time use).
How Tamiah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tamiah's total volume
Tamiah by state
Where Tamiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| 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% |
27 of 799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Tamiah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (418 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Tamiahs (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tamiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tamiah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.