Given name
Temah
“one who is righteous; palm tree”
Temah is a variant of Tema. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is righteous; palm tree.”
Original Hebrewתמח
Meaning & origin
What it means
Temah is a variant of Tema. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is righteous; palm tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Temah is a variant of Tema. An origin associated with Tema is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb maha (מחה), “to wipe or strike.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2022. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Temah appears in Ezra 2:53, Nehemiah 7:55.
- Ezra 2:53
- Nehemiah 7:55
From biblical name research
Temah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 5 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 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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