How Many People Are Named Tamya?
An estimated 2,732 people in the United States have the first name Tamya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Tamya peaked in popularity in 2003 with 262 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tamya 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 Tamya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,732
About 1 in 125,459 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2003
262 births
Total Registered
2,783
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tamya
Tamya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,783 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tamya as a female name
Ranked #15,025 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (262 births)
Tamya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tamya span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,833 babies were registered. Tamya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tamya by Decade
How has Tamya 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.
Tamya by State
Birth registrations for Tamya span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Georgia, Alabama. The lowest are in Kentucky, Wisconsin, Missouri. On average, about 80 Tamyas were registered per state.
Tamya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tamya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tamya
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Tamya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tamya?
We estimate approximately 2,732 people named Tamya 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 125,459 Americans share this first name.
Is Tamya a common name?
Tamya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,783 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tamya most popular?
Tamya reached peak popularity in 2003, when 262 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tamya is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tamya a female name?
Tamya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tamya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tamya Smith, Tamya Johnson, Tamya 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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