Recorded 1975–1991 Girls' name Peak 1980 128 births

Sameka — girls' name

128 babies named Sameka in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s421980s701990s16
1980s
Peak decade

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

1980
Single peak year

21 babies were named Sameka in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sameka

The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Sameka between 1975 and 1991, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sameka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sameka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sameka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sameka 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 128 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.

Sameka at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

128

Since 1975

17 years of records

Peak year

1980

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1975

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1991

Sameka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1975

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1980)
21
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
0510152025 1991198819831981197919771975 8

Sameka by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
70 births that decade — 55% of Sameka's all-time total
1970s421980s701990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sameka?
128 babies have been named Sameka since 1975. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1980 with 21 births.
When was Sameka most popular?
Sameka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Sameka been used?
Sameka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 17 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Sameka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Samantha, Samara, Samira, Sammie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1975–1991 (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.