Tamya Girl
How popular is Tamya?
#11,928 girl name in 2025
7 baby girls were named Tamya in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
2,759living people named Tamya (est.)
21median age of people named Tamya
2,790babies named Tamya since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Tamya popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #11,928 for girls (▲ 1544 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-85% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,429 in 2015, #5,310 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2003 (262 girls) |
| Highest rank | #909 in 2003 |
| First recorded | 1959 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Tamya counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Tamia family of names ranked #2,067 for girls in 2025 (#2,095 the year before), with 64 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tamia | 57 | 89% |
| Tamya | 7 | 11% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Tamya by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1960s | 20 | #6,566 |
| 1970s | 49 | #6,257 |
| 1980s | 30 | #6,788 |
| 1990s | 253 | #1,388 |
| 2000s | 1,833 | #909 |
| 2010s | 520 | #2,043 |
| 2020s | 79 | #5,310 |
Girl names about as popular as Tamya
Questions
- Is Tamya a boy or girl name?
- Tamya is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Tamya were girls.
- How popular is the name Tamya?
- 7 baby girls were named Tamya in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
- When was Tamya most popular?
- Tamya peaked in 2003, when 262 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #909 in 2003.
- How many people are named Tamya?
- 2,790 babies have been named Tamya in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,759 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.