Tamekia vs Tamara

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

Name A

Tamekia

Girl name

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Name B

Tamara

Girl name · Rank #1752

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Metric Tamekia Tamara
Current Rank Unranked #1752
Total Births (all years) 1,883 131,170
Peak Year 1979 1970
Peak Year Births 172 4,721
Peak Decade 1970ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1968 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Tamekia Tamara
1910ss — 6
1920ss — 30
1930ss — 292
1940ss — 2,365
1950ss — 13,090
1960ss 14 39,006
1970ss 928 37,076
1980ss 785 21,236
1990ss 156 10,695
2000ss — 5,100
2010ss — 1,719
2020ss — 555

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tamekia 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, 1968–1998.

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