Meaning and history
Tamya is a modern feminine name of uncertain formation. It may be a variant of Tamia, an elaboration of Tammy, or a creative combination of familiar sounds. Tammy usually shortens Tamara, from Hebrew tamar, “date palm,” but that origin cannot automatically be transferred to every Tamya. Similar spellings in different communities may have independent sources. Reliable prominent bearers using exactly Tamya are limited, so claims of one universal ancient or religious meaning should be avoided.
20062006: 208 births, rank #1,167
2007: 180 births, rank #1,351
2008: 153 births, rank #1,521
2009: 124 births, rank #1,756
2010: 97 births, rank #2,043
20112011: 94 births, rank #2,058
2012: 66 births, rank #2,679
2013: 70 births, rank #2,533
2014: 50 births, rank #3,226
2015: 46 births, rank #3,429
20162016: 30 births, rank #4,632
2017: 23 births, rank #5,517
2018: 20 births, rank #6,010
2019: 24 births, rank #5,306
2020: 23 births, rank #5,314
20212021: 13 births, rank #8,024
2022: 15 births, rank #7,281
2023: 15 births, rank #7,247
2024: 6 births, rank #13,477
20252025: 7 births, rank #11,932
Tamya moved from #910 to #963 for girls between 2003 and 2004. Its highest annual birth count came in 2003, with 262 births.