Is Tamya a boy or girl name?

Tamya is a girl’s name. Of the 2,790 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Tamya

Recorded 1959–2025 · United States

Tamya was most popular in 2003, when 262 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,603 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,790 people named Tamya.

Tamya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tamya’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tamya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tamya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,790 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 Tamya

Where Tamya is most concentrated

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

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