Recorded 1972–1983 Girls' name Peak 1974 69 births

Tamanika — girls' name

69 babies named Tamanika in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s521980s17
1970s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Tamanika was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

15 babies were named Tamanika in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamanika

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Tamanika between 1972 and 1983, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamanika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamanika performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tamanika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tamanika in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamanika 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 69 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.

Tamanika at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

69

Since 1972

12 years of records

Peak year

1974

15 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

Tamanika popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1974)
15
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
05101520 198319811980197819761975197419731972 6

Tamanika by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
52 births that decade — 75% of Tamanika's all-time total
1970s521980s17

Tamanika by state

Where Tamanika concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tamanika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
19 27.5%
California share of Tamanika's total US births 27.5%

19 of 69 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamanika?
69 babies have been named Tamanika since 1972. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1974 with 15 births.
When was Tamanika most popular?
Tamanika was most popular in the 1970s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Tamanika most popular?
The top states for the name Tamanika are California (19 births).
How long has the name Tamanika been used?
Tamanika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 12 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Tamanika?
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.