Girls' name · since 1991

Temima

Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 257 babies named Temima, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#17,359 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,760 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
257
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade

Temima currently ranks #13760 among girls' names in America, with 257 babies recorded since 1991.

Temima has 257 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13760 as of the latest data, more common than 20% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.

  • #17,359 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #13,760 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 257 born since 1991
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Temima ranks #17,359 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,760 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 257 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.

#17,359 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,760 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
257
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%20.4%
Temima vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Temima's 257 recorded births place it above 75.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Temima compares

257 42nd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Temima's all-time total is 32% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Temima Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 257 376 567,345
Peak-year births 19 21 19,840

Temima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Temima's full recorded timeline at 2009, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Temima popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
19
Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
05101520 19911999200320072011201520212025 6

Temima by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (92 births, 36% of the file).

2010s was Temima's strongest decade.

92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Temima births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 92 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Temima by state

Where Temima concentrates geographically, total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Temima
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
32 12.5%
#2 New Jersey
12 4.7%
New York share of Temima's total US births 12.5%
Even split

32 of 257 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Temima?
Since 1991, Social Security records show 257 babies named Temima. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #17,359 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #13,760 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2014, with 19 births.
Where does Temima sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Temima ranks #17,359 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,760 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Temima most popular?
Temima was most popular in the 2010s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Temima most popular?
The top states for the name Temima are New York (32 births), New Jersey (12 births).
How long has the name Temima been used?
The SSA has tracked Temima since 1991 -- 35 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Temima?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Temperance, Tempie, Temple, Temeka, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Temima's data

  • Temima's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (92 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Temimas (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Temima

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Temima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1991–2025 (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 Temima 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.