Recorded 1974–1987 Girls' name Peak 1979 66 births

Cameka — girls' name

66 babies named Cameka in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s361980s30
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Cameka was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

10 babies were named Cameka in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cameka

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Cameka between 1974 and 1987, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cameka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cameka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cameka shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cameka in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 66 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cameka at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

66

Since 1974

14 years of records

Peak year

1979

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1974

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1987

Cameka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1974

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1979)
10
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 198719821981198019791978197719751974 5

Cameka by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
36 births that decade — 55% of Cameka's all-time total
1970s361980s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cameka?
66 babies have been named Cameka since 1974. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1979 with 10 births.
When was Cameka most popular?
Cameka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Cameka been used?
Cameka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 14 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Cameka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Camila, Camille, Cameron, Camryn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.