Tama
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Tama is a Japanese name meaning “jewel,” suggesting something precious. Tama is Japanese for “well-polished.” Writer Tama Janowitz bears the name.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Tama in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Tama against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Tama is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Tama in official name statistics
United States
Fewer than 5 girls were named Tama in the US in 2025. Since 1919, 1,433 girls have been named Tama, with the most (97) in 1959.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Israel | #345 girls | 17 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 2024 |
| Israel | #725 girls (all ages) | 406 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 1949-2024 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Tama
There are 106 towns and villages with Tama in their name, in 38 countries.
🇲🇦 Morocco 17🇹🇩 Chad 8🇮🇳 India 7🇮🇩 Indonesia 6🇲🇱 Mali 6🇨🇳 China 5🇯🇵 Japan 4🇲🇲 Myanmar 4
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Tama | Tokyo, 🇯🇵 Japan | 148,285 | Map |
| Tama | Iowa, 🇺🇸 United States | 2,819 | Map |
| Tama | Lima region, 🇵🇪 Peru | 4 | Map |
| Puru Tama | Lima region, 🇵🇪 Peru | 1 | Map |
| Tama | Ayacucho, 🇵🇪 Peru | 1 | Map |
| Ait Tama | Marrakesh-Safi, 🇲🇦 Morocco | – | Map |
| Ara Tama | Wadi Fira, 🇹🇩 Chad | – | Map |
| Aït Tama | Souss-Massa, 🇲🇦 Morocco | – | Map |
| Dindilé Tama | Wadi Fira, 🇹🇩 Chad | – | Map |
| Duei Tama | Somali, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Tama
There are 4 lakes and reservoirs with Tama in their name, in 2 countries.
🇳🇿 New Zealand 3🇯🇵 Japan 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Lower Tama | Wellington Region, 🇳🇿 New Zealand | Map |
| Tama Tsutsumi | Aomori, 🇯🇵 Japan | Map |
| Upper Tama | Wellington Region, 🇳🇿 New Zealand | Map |
| Nga Puna a Tama | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Tama songs
4 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Tama in their title. The best known:
- Chalire Tama Lotus Phuta – Baidyanath Dash
- Tama – Ivo Fabijan
- Tama Nagakau Marie – traditional
- Tama Style Chokha – Prem Anand
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Fictional characters named Tama
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Tama as a pet name
FurryName has found 9 dogs named Tama in public pet registers, making it the #5,209 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Golden Plains Shire (1), Basel (1), Zurich (1). Tama as a dog name →
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