Recorded 1970–2002 Girls' name Peak 1978 264 births

Tamecia — girls' name

264 babies named Tamecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1111980s851990s562000s12
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Tamecia was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

22 babies were named Tamecia in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 264 babies named Tamecia between 1970 and 2002, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamecia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamecia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tamecia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tamecia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamecia 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 264 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.

Tamecia at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

264

Since 1970

33 years of records

Peak year

1978

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1970

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2002

Tamecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1970

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1978)
22
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0510152025 20021995199119871982197819741970 6

Tamecia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
111 births that decade — 42% of Tamecia's all-time total
1970s1111980s851990s562000s12

Tamecia by state

Where Tamecia concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tamecia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.9%
Georgia share of Tamecia's total US births 1.9%

5 of 264 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamecia?
264 babies have been named Tamecia since 1970. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1978 with 22 births.
When was Tamecia most popular?
Tamecia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Tamecia most popular?
The top states for the name Tamecia are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Tamecia been used?
Tamecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 33 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Tamecia?
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, 1970–2002 (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.