Girls' name · since 1975
Sameka
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 128 babies named Sameka, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 128
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sameka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 128 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sameka has been recorded 128 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1991.
- #24,439 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 128 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sameka ranks #24,439 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 128 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 128
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sameka's 128 recorded births place it above 66.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sameka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sameka's full recorded timeline at 1981, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sameka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1991
- Peak year (1980)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Sameka by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (70 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Sameka's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Sameka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
70 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 70 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Sameka's decade-level peak was the 1980s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sameka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~16 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, 1975–1991 (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 Sameka 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.