Unisex name · since 1996
Tamija
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 26 babies named Tamija, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #42,933 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tamija is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 26 have been recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamija has been recorded 26 times among girls since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 1998.
- #42,933 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 26 born since 1996
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamija ranks #42,933 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1996, peaking in the 1990s.
- #42,933 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tamija's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tamija's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tamija's full recorded timeline at 1998, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tamija popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1998
- Peak year (1998)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Tamija popularity over time - boys
14 total births recorded since 1998 (Tamija as boys' name)
Tamija by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (26 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Tamija's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Tamija births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 26 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tamija: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1996–1998 (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 Tamija 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.