Girls' name · since 2002

Temya

Temya has 38 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#38,327 of 72,339
all-time among girls
38
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade

38 girls have been named Temya since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Temya has 38 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2008.

  • #38,327 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 38 born since 2002
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Temya ranks #38,327 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.

#38,327 of 72,339
all-time among girls
38
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Temya's 38 recorded births place it above 46.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Temya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Temya's full recorded timeline at 2005, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Temya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2008

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2005)
8
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
456789 200220032004200520062008 6

Temya by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (38 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Temya's strongest decade.

38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Temya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 38 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Temya?
38 babies have been named Temya since 2002. All-time, it sits at #38,327 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2005 with 8 births.
Where does Temya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Temya ranks #38,327 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Temya most popular?
Temya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Temya been used?
Records for Temya go back to 2002, giving 7 years of history through 2008.
What names are similar to Temya?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Temya: 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, 2002–2008 (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 Temya 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.