Recorded 1972–1983 Girls' name Peak 1979 92 births

Tamakia — girls' name

92 babies named Tamakia in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s651980s27
1970s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Tamakia was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

14 babies were named Tamakia in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamakia

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Tamakia between 1972 and 1983, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamakia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamakia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tamakia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamakia 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 92 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.

Tamakia at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

92

Since 1972

12 years of records

Peak year

1979

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1972

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1983

Tamakia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1972

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1979)
14
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
46810121416 1983198219811980197919781977197619751972 5

Tamakia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
65 births that decade — 71% of Tamakia's all-time total
1970s651980s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamakia?
92 babies have been named Tamakia since 1972. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1979 with 14 births.
When was Tamakia most popular?
Tamakia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Tamakia been used?
Tamakia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 12 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Tamakia?
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, 1972–1983 (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.