Tahmina
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tah-MEE-na
- Origin
- Persian
Tahmina is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “strong, brave”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tahmina mean?
Persian: Persian, from the Shahnameh
“strong, brave”
In the Persian epic the Shahnameh, Tahmina is the wife of the hero Rostam and mother of Sohrab.
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Is Tahmina a girl's or a boy's name?
Tahmina is a girls' name.
How popular is Tahmina in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 39 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tahmina in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Tahmina in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,943 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,477 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,681 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,521 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,488 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,216 |
| 2002 | 23 | #1,053 |
| 2001 | 25 | #955 |
| 2000 | 39 | #692 |
| 1999 | 38 | #693 |
| 1998 | 28 | #866 |
| 1997 | 37 | #733 |
| 1996 | 29 | #837 |
Names like Tahmina
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Faiza, Habiba, Safia, Saba, Sabiha, Salma, Fabiha, Humaira, Aysha, Fariha, Nafisa, Samira
Names related to Tahmina
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
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, “Tahmina: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tahmina, updated 20 October 2026.