Tahmida
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tah-MEE-da
- Origin
- Arabic
Tahmida is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praise, giving praise”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tahmida mean?
Arabic: feminine form of Tahmid
“praise, giving praise”
Feminine counterpart of Tahmid, from the Arabic root h-m-d, praise.
Is Tahmida a girl's or a boy's name?
Tahmida is a girls' name.
How popular is Tahmida in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 8 girls.
Tahmida in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Tahmida
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Habiba, Faiza, Saba, Sabiha, Safia, Fariha, Salma, Humaira, Nafisa, Fatma, Samira, Waziha
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Tahmida: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tahmida, updated 20 October 2026.