Tasmiyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tahs-MEE-yah
- Origin
- Arabic
Tasmiyah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “invoking God's name”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tasmiyah mean?
Arabic: from Arabic tasmiya 'naming, invoking God's name'
“invoking God's name”
From tasmiya, the Arabic term for saying Bismillah, 'in the name of God'.
Is Tasmiyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Tasmiyah is a girls' name.
How popular is Tasmiyah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tasmiyah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Tasmiyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Tasmiyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Farah, Aafiyah, Aaminah, Sumayyah, Ruqayyah, Summer, Umamah, Umaymah, Hibah, Zainab, Safia
Names related to Tasmiyah
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, “Tasmiyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tasmiyah, updated 20 October 2026.