How Many People Are Named Tema?
An estimated 149 people in the United States have the first name Tema. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Tema peaked in popularity in 2022 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tema 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 Tema paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
149
About 1 in 2,300,365 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
2022
10 births
Total Registered
181
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tema
Tema is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 181 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tema as a female name
Ranked #17,390 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (10 births)
Tema: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tema span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 41 babies were registered. While Tema is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tema by Decade
How has Tema 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.
Tema by State
Tema + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tema as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tema
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tema: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tema?
We estimate approximately 149 people named Tema 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 2,300,365 Americans share this first name.
Is Tema a common name?
Tema is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 181 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tema most popular?
Tema reached peak popularity in 2022, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tema is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tema a female name?
Tema is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tema Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tema Smith, Tema Johnson, Tema 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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