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Tamiah

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How to Pronounce Tamiah

Pronounced tuh-MY-uh /təˈmaɪ.ə/Medium

Meaning: Tamiah is a modern American coinage that lengthens Tamia with the fashionable -iah ending. It rides the popularity of names like Tamia and the broad -iah trend of the 2000s, and was chosen for its melodic sound rather than an inherited meaning.Low

In 30 seconds: Tamiah extends Tamia with the -iah ending (said 'tuh-MY-uh'). This modern coinage peaked in the early 2000s.
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Origin LowAmerican
MeaningTamiah is a modern American coinage that lengthens Tamia with the fashionable -iah ending. It rides the popularity of names like Tamia and the broad -iah trend of the 2000s, and was chosen for its melodic sound rather than an inherited meaning.
U.S. rank (2024)#17366 ↘ Falling
2024 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2003
Total births (all-time)≈ 799

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200319912024

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Tamiah is a modern coinage built by adding the popular -iah ending to Tamia. The -iah pattern swept girls' naming in the 2000s. Tamiah has no ancient root; it was made for its flowing sound, and we read it honestly as an invented name of its decade.

Tamiah reached a small high around 2003, in step with the -iah fashion, and has stayed uncommon. A girl given it then is in her early twenties now. As a coinage it has no older revival to trace, and it reads as a contemporary name of the 2000s.

Did you know? Tamiah takes the smooth name Tamia and adds the -iah ending that was reshaping girls' names across the 2000s, from Aaliyah to Zaniyah.
Overall data confidence 42%
References — Tamiah — Coinage; Tamia + -iah suffix

Variations

TamiaTamiya

Nicknames

TamMia

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If you like Tamiah…

Tamia— the base name Tamiah extends
Amaya— a like melodic girl's name of the same era
Zaniyah— another -iyah/-iah coinage of the period
Aaliyah— a same-wave -iyah name sharing the ending

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tamiah mean?

Tamiah is a modern American coinage extending Tamia with the -iah ending.

How do you pronounce Tamiah?

It's said tuh-MY-uh /təˈmaɪ.ə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Tamiah a boy or girl name?

Tamiah is used as a girl's name, a modern coinage.

How popular is Tamiah?

Tamiah is a rare coined name that reached a small high in the early two-thousands during the -iah fashion.

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