Recorded 1971–1987 Girls' name Peak 1975 127 births

Tamecka — girls' name

127 babies named Tamecka in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s821980s45
1970s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Tamecka was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

23 babies were named Tamecka in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamecka

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Tamecka between 1971 and 1987, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamecka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamecka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tamecka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamecka 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 127 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.

Tamecka at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

127

Since 1971

17 years of records

Peak year

1975

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1971

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1987

Tamecka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1971

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1975)
23
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Tamecka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
82 births that decade — 65% of Tamecka's all-time total
1970s821980s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamecka?
127 babies have been named Tamecka since 1971. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1975 with 23 births.
When was Tamecka most popular?
Tamecka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Tamecka been used?
Tamecka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 17 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Tamecka?
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, 1971–1987 (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.