Tahmeed
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- tah-MEED
- Origin
- Arabic
Tahmeed is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praising God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tahmeed mean?
Arabic: from Arabic tahmid
“praising God”
From the Arabic root h-m-d, praise, which also gives Ahmad, Hamid and Muhammad.
Is Tahmeed a girl's or a boy's name?
Tahmeed is a boys' name.
How popular is Tahmeed in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tahmeed in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tahmeed in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
Names like Tahmeed
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Ahmed, Abdullah, Zayd, Musa, Zayaan, Zayan, Mustafa, Musab, Ziyad, Azaan, Ibrahim
Names related to Tahmeed
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tahmeed: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tahmeed, updated 20 October 2026.