Tiam
Poh Ah Tiam was a Malaysian politician, businessman and community leader of Chinese descent. Poh was born in Kampung Belimbing, near Durian Tunggal, Malacca. He and his family moved to nearby Machap Baru, where Poh in later years contributed significantly to the small town's development.
Meaning & Origin of Tiam
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Poh Ah Tiam was a Malaysian politician, businessman and community leader of Chinese descent. Poh was born in Kampung Belimbing, near Durian Tunggal, Malacca. He and his family moved to nearby Machap Baru, where Poh in later years contributed significantly to the small town's development.
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The Story of Tiam
Tiam first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2010, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 16 births, good for #5,633 nationwide. About 61% of every Tiam on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tiam ranks #6,000 for baby boys with 15 births, rising sharply (+52% over the past five years). All told, over 139 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
Where is Tiam most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- IR40%
- Malaysia31%
- Saint Lucia11%
- CM9%
- Singapore8%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Tiam
Tiam is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2010 and has accumulated 139 births in the dataset. Tiam's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #5,633. Use the chart and map above to compare Tiam'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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