How Many People Are Named Tamia Petersen?

There are approximately 2 people named Tamia Petersen living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Tamia with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Petersen. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 171,377,169 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Tamia

Last Name

Petersen

Tamia: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Tamia. The peak year was 2004 with 833 births. The average person named Tamia today is 22 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Tamia

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Tamia in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Tamia rose or fell over time.

White

3.40%

Black

83.75%

Hispanic

5.69%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.65%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.58%

Two or More Races

5.94%

Ancestry of the Petersen Surname

The surname Petersen was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Petersen in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

90.47%

Black

1.61%

Hispanic

3.59%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.86%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.35%

Two or More Races

3.11%

How we calculated this

The first name "Tamia" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Petersen" appears at a rate of 19.70 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Tamia are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 2 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Tamia

Tamia Smith Tamia Johnson Tamia Williams Tamia Brown Tamia Jones Tamia Garcia

Other people with the surname Petersen

Michael Petersen James Petersen John Petersen David Petersen Robert Petersen William Petersen Eli Petersen Aliyah Petersen

Tamia Petersen: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Tamia Petersen?

We estimate approximately 2 people named Tamia Petersen are alive in the United States today. The first name Tamia is shared by 12,453 Americans, and the surname Petersen is shared by 67,525.

How rare is the name Tamia Petersen?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. The first name Tamia is uncommon and the surname Petersen is uncommon.

Is Tamia a male or female name?

Tamia is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2004 and the average bearer today is 22 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Tamia?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Tamia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (83.75%). The next largest recorded groups were Two or More Races (5.94%) and Hispanic (5.69%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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