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
Temima's 257 recorded births place it above 75.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2014)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Currently ranks #13760 among girls.
257 total births across 35 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2014 with 19 births in a single year.
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
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 92 births (36% of all-time use).
Temima decade highlights
- Peak decade 92 births
- Runner-up 85 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Temima by state
Where Temima concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 32 | 12.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 12 | 4.7% |
32 of 257 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 12.5% of nationwide
- New Jersey 4.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 12.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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.
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