Tomiris
Tomyris also called Thomyris, Tomris, or Tomiride, was a queen of the Massagetae who ruled during the 6th century BC. Tomyris is known only from the writings of the Greek historian Herodotus, according to whom she led her armies to defend against an attack by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid Empire, and defeated and killed him in 530 BC.
- Kazakh
- Tajik
Meaning & Origin of Tomiris
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tomyris also called Thomyris, Tomris, or Tomiride, was a queen of the Massagetae who ruled during the 6th century BC. Tomyris is known only from the writings of the Greek historian Herodotus, according to whom she led her armies to defend against an attack by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid Empire, and defeated and killed him in 530 BC.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Kazakh
- Tajik
Origin & history
The Story of Tomiris
The earliest SSA record of Tomiris as a baby girl name dates back to 2018, when 5 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Tomiris — #12,120 in the national rankings. About 78% of every Tomiris on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Tomiris last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 23 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Tomiris most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- KZ97%
- Spain1%
- Turkey1%
- Italy1%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Tomiris
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About the name Tomiris
Tomiris is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2018 and has accumulated 23 births in the dataset. Tomiris's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #12,120. Use the chart and map above to compare Tomiris'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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