Tamima
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tah-MEE-ma
- Origin
- Arabic
Tamima is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “perfect, complete”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tamima mean?
Arabic: feminine of Arabic tamim
“perfect, complete”
Feminine form of Tamim, an Arabic name from the root t-m-m, meaning complete; Tamim was also a major Arab tribe.
Is Tamima a girl's or a boy's name?
Tamima is a girls' name.
How popular is Tamima 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 6 girls.
Tamima in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
Names like Tamima
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Habiba, Safa, Faiza, Aaliyah, Humaira, Halima, Sabiha, Fariha, Samira, Sumayyah, Iqra, Salma
Names related to Tamima
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
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, “Tamima: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tamima, updated 20 October 2026.