Tamim
Tamim was the 2164th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2063rd with 68 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 396 places. More babies were named Tamim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,164 boys, up 1,556 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 67boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201768 babies
- Total since 1880
- 698babies recorded
Tamim popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,164 | 67 |
| 2020 | #3,720 | 29 |
| 2010 | #6,325 | 14 |
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How popular is Tamim, counting every spelling?
Tamim has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Tamim?
67 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tamim (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tamim born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 125 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tamim.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tamim?
About 700 people born in the US named Tamim are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 3 and 12. That makes Tamim a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tamim by state
How common Tamim was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.4×), California (1.6×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tamim: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tamim, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tamim
How popular is the name Tamim?
Tamim was the 2164th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2063rd with 68 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 396 places. More babies were named Tamim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Tamim a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Tamim in the US.
Where is Tamim most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tamim was most common in Michigan (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and California.