Girls' name · since 1974
Chemeka
82 babies named Chemeka 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.
- #29,322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 82
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
82 girls have been named Chemeka since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Chemeka recorded 82 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1988.
- #29,322 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 82 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chemeka ranks #29,322 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 82 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #29,322 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 82
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chemeka's 82 recorded births place it above 59.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chemeka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chemeka splits its recorded history at 1981: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chemeka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1988
- Peak year (1979)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Chemeka by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (42 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Chemeka's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Chemeka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
40 births
- 1980s
1980s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 42 births (51% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chemeka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~14 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chemeka draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.