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Tamia

An invented name, using the initial sound found in names such as Tamika.

PronunciationEnglish /tə.ˈmi.ə/
Usage languagesAfrican American
US rank (2025)#2,933

Meaning and history

Tamia is an invented name formed from the initial sound found in names such as Tamika and was popularized by the Canadian singer Tamia Hill (1975–), who is known simply as Tamia.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 512 births, rank #572
2007: 592 births, rank #526
2008: 562 births, rank #549
2009: 399 births, rank #728
2010: 356 births, rank #769
20112011: 292 births, rank #893
2012: 276 births, rank #929
2013: 267 births, rank #947
2014: 271 births, rank #984
2015: 246 births, rank #1,068
20162016: 233 births, rank #1,103
2017: 214 births, rank #1,154
2018: 149 births, rank #1,474
2019: 146 births, rank #1,495
2020: 121 births, rank #1,687
20212021: 102 births, rank #1,926
2022: 103 births, rank #1,930
2023: 74 births, rank #2,415
2024: 52 births, rank #3,081
20252025: 57 births, rank #2,933

Tamia moved from #952 to #988 for girls between 2013 and 2014. Its highest annual birth count came in 2004, with 833 births.