Tamoya
Tamoya is a genus of box jellyfish within the monotypic family Tamoyidae.
Meaning & Origin of Tamoya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tamoya is a genus of box jellyfish within the monotypic family Tamoyidae.
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The Story of Tamoya
Tamoya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1985, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 5 Tamoyas were born — ranking #10,678 that year. As of 2026, Tamoya ranks #11,324 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Tamoyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tamoya
Tamoya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Tamoya's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #10,678. Use the chart and map above to compare Tamoya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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