Tamia

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A few things about Tamia you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Tamia

Tamia

Canadian musician and singer

Choose Tamia and your child shares a first name with Tamia, a Canadian musician and singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Tamia, like who?” Tamia's Wikipedia article is available in 23 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 28,169 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Tamia, 57 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Tamia would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryTamia first shows up in US birth records in 1947, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 78 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2001, when it ranked #358. Today it's #2,933, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowTamia was 10× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 2,735 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 28,169.
• 🍂TrendTamia has slipped 1,246 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,933. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Tamia

Tamia is a girl name of English, Hebrew and Latin origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with T and ending in “-mia”. US birth records list Tamia for girls from 1947 to 2025, in 68 of those 79 years. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked #358 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,933, with 57 babies.

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