Tameka vs Tamara

Side-by-side comparison of Tameka and Tamara — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tameka

Girl name

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Name B

Tamara

Girl name · Rank #1752

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Metric Tameka Tamara
Current Rank Unranked #1752
Total Births (all years) 12,730 131,170
Peak Year 1977 1970
Peak Year Births 1,021 4,721
Peak Decade 1970ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1965 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Tameka Tamara
1910ss — 6
1920ss — 30
1930ss — 292
1940ss — 2,365
1950ss — 13,090
1960ss 148 39,006
1970ss 6,386 37,076
1980ss 4,995 21,236
1990ss 1,019 10,695
2000ss 169 5,100
2010ss 13 1,719
2020ss — 555

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tameka Tamara
2014 — 168
2015 — 181
2016 — 154
2017 — 141
2018 — 114
2019 — 124
2020 — 107
2021 — 104
2022 — 120
2023 — 109
2024 — 115

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1965–2011.

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