Tamaya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tuh-MY-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Tamaya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tamaya mean?
Modern: probably a blend of Tamara or Tamia with Maya
Tamaya is also the Keres name of Santa Ana Pueblo in New Mexico.
Is Tamaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Tamaya is a girls' name.
How popular is Tamaya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 6 girls.
Tamaya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
How popular is Tamaya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 73 girls. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the girls named Tamaya in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tamaya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6,184 |
| 2015 | 21 | #6,034 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5,795 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 42 | #3,710 |
| 2011 | 31 | #4,567 |
| 2010 | 34 | #4,305 |
| 2009 | 35 | #4,268 |
| 2008 | 49 | #3,376 |
| 2007 | 62 | #2,890 |
| 2006 | 73 | #2,512 |
| 2005 | 62 | #2,700 |
| 2004 | 70 | #2,421 |
| 2003 | 69 | #2,390 |
| 2002 | 43 | #3,237 |
| 2001 | 42 | #3,252 |
| 2000 | 40 | #3,329 |
| 1999 | 36 | #3,440 |
| 1998 | 37 | #3,298 |
| 1997 | 31 | #3,623 |
| 1996 | 27 | #3,937 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,247 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
Names like Tamaya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Aaliyah, Amaya, Khadija, Zainab, Amira, Hiba, Ayah, Hafsa, Maya, Safiya, Raya
Names related to Tamaya
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Tamaya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tamaya, updated 20 October 2026.