Tamzyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TAM-zin
- Origin
- Aramaic
Tamzyn is a girls' name of Aramaic origin, meaning “twin”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tamzyn mean?
Aramaic: variant of Tamsin, the Cornish short form of Thomasina
“twin”
Variant of Tamsin, the Cornish short form of Thomasina, the feminine of Thomas.
Is Tamzyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Tamzyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Tamzyn in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 21 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tamzyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Tamzyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 2 | #7,309 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,987 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,553 |
| 2001 | 21 | #1,070 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
Nicknames for Tamzyn
Names like Tamzyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yasmin Faiza Salma Tasnim Farah Iqra Aysha Saba Safia Taiba Hibah Fatma
Names related to Tamzyn
More Aramaic names
Thomas Tommy Martha Barnaby Barney Tabitha Tomas Tadeo Tom Thaddeus Tomos Marta Tommie Tomi Saphira Tommaso
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, “Tamzyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tamzyn, updated 20 October 2026.