Tamia: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “uncertain”
- Origin
- Unknown
- Say it
- tuh-MEE-uh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Modern usage; several origins have been proposed, including relation to Tameka, Tamara, or other Ta- names, but no single etymology is firmly established for this exact form. Origin is uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Tamia?
Babies named Tamia in 202452
2024 rank#3,084 girls
Peak year2001
Total US babies since 188012,724
Tamia is fading: recent use is about 34% of its level ten years before.
Names like Tamia
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Avauncertain; possibly bird or life · Unknown
- Mayauncertain; often illusion or water · Unknown
- Ailanyuncertain · Unknown
- Alanauncertain; often linked to little rock or handsome · Unknown
- Leiauncertain; often used as a form of Leah · Unknown
- Londonfrom London, place name · Unknown
- Nayeliuncertain; often said to mean I love you · Unknown
- Elorauncertain; perhaps from Eliora or Laura · Unknown
Tamia questions
What does the name Tamia mean?
Tamia means "uncertain". It comes from Unknown. Modern usage; several origins have been proposed, including relation to Tameka, Tamara, or other Ta- names, but no single etymology is firmly established for this exact form. Origin is uncertain.
Is Tamia a boy or girl name?
Tamia is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Tamia?
52 US babies were named Tamia in 2024. Its peak year was 2001.
How do you pronounce Tamia?
Tamia is usually pronounced tuh-MEE-uh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.