Is Tamaya a boy or girl name?

Tamaya is a girl’s name. Of the 1,123 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Tamaya

Recorded 1973–2024 · United States

Tamaya was most popular in 2006, when 73 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,307 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,123 people named Tamaya.

Tamaya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tamaya’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tamaya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tamaya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,123 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Tamaya

Where Tamaya is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Georgia 12.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org