Tamiah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tuh-MEE-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Tamiah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tamiah mean?
Modern: spelling of Tamia; modern American coinage, perhaps from Tamara or Tamika
Widely associated with the Canadian R&B singer Tamia, who rose to fame in the mid-1990s.
Meaning borrowed from Tamia. More on Wiktionary.
Is Tamiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Tamiah is a girls' name.
How popular is Tamiah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 5 girls.
Tamiah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
How popular is Tamiah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 65 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the girls named Tamiah in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tamiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7,245 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6,006 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 25 | #5,283 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2012 | 24 | #5,555 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5,061 |
| 2010 | 34 | #4,305 |
| 2009 | 33 | #4,481 |
| 2008 | 40 | #3,935 |
| 2007 | 38 | #4,049 |
| 2006 | 51 | #3,223 |
| 2005 | 43 | #3,457 |
| 2004 | 39 | #3,685 |
| 2003 | 65 | #2,494 |
| 2002 | 33 | #3,885 |
| 2001 | 40 | #3,364 |
| 2000 | 36 | #3,586 |
| 1999 | 21 | #5,033 |
| 1998 | 31 | #3,727 |
| 1997 | 30 | #3,713 |
| 1996 | 20 | #4,878 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
Nicknames for Tamiah
- Tami 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Tamiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Safa Sumayyah Zainab Ruqayyah Ayah Hiba Nusaybah Zaniyah Hafsa Summer Safiya
Names related to Tamiah
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, “Tamiah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tamiah, updated 20 October 2026.