Tamanna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tuh-MUN-na
- Origin
- Arabic
Tamanna is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “wish, desire”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tamanna mean?
Arabic: Arabic tamanni 'wish', used via Persian and Urdu
“wish, desire”
Used in Pakistani, Indian and Bangladeshi families; the word for a wish came into Persian, Urdu and Bengali from Arabic.
Is Tamanna a girl's or a boy's name?
Tamanna is a girls' name.
How popular is Tamanna in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 39 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tamanna in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Tamanna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 14 | #2,004 |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,840 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,614 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,764 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,280 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,238 |
| 2003 | 19 | #1,263 |
| 2002 | 28 | #904 |
| 2001 | 27 | #910 |
| 2000 | 37 | #715 |
| 1999 | 33 | #766 |
| 1998 | 21 | #1,080 |
| 1997 | 39 | #707 |
| 1996 | 20 | #1,061 |
How popular is Tamanna in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Tamanna in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tamanna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
Names like Tamanna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Amira, Khadija, Aaliyah, Hafsa, Halima, Hiba, Syeda, Iqra, Salma, Amina, Humaira
Names related to Tamanna
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tamanna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tamanna, updated 20 October 2026.