Given name & surname
Tamana
“one who is desired”
Tamana is a variant of Tamanna. One Indian interpretation is “one who is desired.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tamana is a variant of Tamanna. One Indian interpretation is “one who is desired.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tamana is a variant of Tamanna. An origin associated with Tamanna is Indian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tamana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 100
- 0 boys · 100 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 15 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 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 453 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.
Tamana’s family of names
Tamana has a related form in Tamanna. In Greek usage, Tamana as a surname is a transliteration of Ταμανά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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