The baby name Tahmina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced tah-MEE-nah (IPA: /tæhˈmiːnə/).
Tahmina is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Tahmina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced tah-MEE-nah (IPA: /tæhˈmiːnə/).
Tahmina is Persian in Origin.
Tahmina is a Persian feminine name (Persian: تهمینه) formed from Middle Persian tahm “brave, strong” plus the feminine suffix -īneh. It conveys meanings such as “valiant woman,” “courageous,” or “strong-hearted,” and belongs to a family of Iranian names built on the tahm- root.
Its cultural prominence comes from Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh, where Princess Tahmineh of Samangan secretly unites with the hero Rostam and later bears Sohrab; this episode fixed the name in Persian literary memory. The name spread across the Persianate world and remains in use in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, and - through Islamic-Persian influence - among Urdu- and Bengali-speaking communities in South Asia. Common variants and transliterations include Tahmineh, Tahmine, Tahmina (Tajik, South Asian), Takhmina (Russian-influenced), Təhminə/Tehmine (Azerbaijani, Turkish), and the simplified Tamina. Mina sometimes appears as a familiar short form.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM | 0 | #4 | 1 | 66 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #12 | 1,837 | 8,413 |
| TM | Girls | 0 | #34 | 2 | 574 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| AZ | 0 | #43 | 1 | 706 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #46 | 50 | 2,402 |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #68 | 8 | 1,051 |
| AF | 0 | #71 | 6 | 1,883 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| BD | 0 | #87 | 166 | 5,992 | |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2013 | #175 | 2 | 1,514 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #215 | 119 | 5,862 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #273 | 2 | 3,535 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #290 | 27 | 15,378 |
| Canada | Girls | 2017 | #292 | 5 | 3,011 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #324 | 6 | 7,429 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #335 | 5 | 7,570 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #355 | 42 | 15,987 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #356 | 4 | 8,829 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #432 | 67 | 11,913 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #505 | 11 | 19,177 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #511 | 66 | 10,045 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #518 | 36 | 20,968 |
| BH | 0 | #532 | 22 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #574 | 13 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #614 | 18 | 13,121 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #729 | 10 | 3,895 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #823 | 16 | 4,949 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #829 | 107 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #911 | 6 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #936 | 20 | 5,933 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 8 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,155 | 57 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,395 | 52 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,595 | 20 | 28,008 |
Tahmina is popular in 43 countries — most recent births per country:
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