Tiam
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- tee-AHM
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Tiam is a boys' name of Persian origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
Where does Tiam come from?
Persian: modern Persian name
Is Tiam a girl's or a boy's name?
Tiam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tiam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Tiam, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tiam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Tiam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
How popular is Tiam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,606among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Tiam, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 2010.
Half of all the boys named Tiam in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tiam in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
Names like Tiam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Albie Theo Achim Nikodem Obi Bodhi Arham Eesa Atlas Tobechukwu Oakley Alfie
Names related to Tiam
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman
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, “Tiam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tiam, updated 20 October 2026.