How Many People Are Named Tamaya?
An estimated 1,099 people in the United States have the first name Tamaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Tamaya peaked in popularity in 2006 with 73 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tamaya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tamaya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,099
About 1 in 311,878 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2006
73 births
Total Registered
1,123
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tamaya
Tamaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,123 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tamaya as a female name
Ranked #8,872 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (73 births)
Tamaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tamaya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 545 babies were registered. Tamaya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tamaya by Decade
How has Tamaya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tamaya by State
Birth registrations for Tamaya span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Florida, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, Mississippi, Maryland. On average, about 19 Tamayas were registered per state.
Tamaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tamaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tamaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tamaya?
We estimate approximately 1,099 people named Tamaya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 311,878 Americans share this first name.
Is Tamaya a common name?
Tamaya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,123 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tamaya most popular?
Tamaya reached peak popularity in 2006, when 73 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tamaya is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tamaya a female name?
Tamaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tamaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tamaya Smith, Tamaya Johnson, Tamaya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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