Recorded 1971–1998 Girls' name Peak 1973 182 births

Tamaka — girls' name

182 babies named Tamaka in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1171980s601990s5
1970s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Tamaka was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

17 babies were named Tamaka in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamaka

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Tamaka between 1971 and 1998, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamaka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamaka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tamaka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamaka 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 182 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.

Tamaka at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

182

Since 1971

28 years of records

Peak year

1973

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1971

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1998

Tamaka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1971

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1973)
17
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 1998198419811978197519721971 5

Tamaka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
117 births that decade — 64% of Tamaka's all-time total
1970s1171980s601990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamaka?
182 babies have been named Tamaka since 1971. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1973 with 17 births.
When was Tamaka most popular?
Tamaka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Tamaka been used?
Tamaka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 28 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Tamaka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tammy, Tamara, Tami, Tammie, 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, 1971–1998 (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.