Date palm or highly valued
Tamiyah is a modern American creation, likely blending the rhythmic sounds of names like Tamara and Aaliyah. It is often associated with the Hebrew and Arabic roots for the date palm tree, symbolizing fruitfulness and grace, or interpreted as a variation of names meaning 'highly valued'.
Less common today
Tamiyah isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,284 in 2004.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Collegiate basketball player
