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Worldwide, تيما (Tima , Tema , Timma ) is a common unisex first name. The forename تيما is characteristic of Lebanon, where it is quite a common girly name, Algeria, where it is quite a common predominantly female, but very infrequently masculine name, and Fiji, where it is quite a rare feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Ethiopia, and Algeria. Also, تيما is the last name as well as the forename.
تيما is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Tima , the character from novel uncle Tim : a short story from a teacher's life, Uncle Tima : a short story from a teacher's life and Tema , the son of Ishmael, 1 Chronicles.