Given name
Tamah
“as precious as a jewel”·“a thunderbolt”
Tamah is a variant of Tama. Interpretations include “as precious as a jewel” and “a thunderbolt”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tamah is a variant of Tama. Interpretations include “as precious as a jewel” and “a thunderbolt”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tamah is a variant of Tama. Tama has been associated with Japanese and Native American naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tamah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 53
- 0 boys · 53 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1978. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 135 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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