Girls' name · since 1969
Tameeka
939 babies named Tameeka in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 939
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tameeka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 939 recorded since 1969.
Tameeka has 939 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1998.
- #7,843 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 939 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tameeka ranks #7,843 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 939 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 939
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tameeka's 939 recorded births place it above 89.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Tameeka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tameeka's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 73, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tameeka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1998
- Peak year (1979)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Tameeka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (426 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Tameeka's strongest decade.
426 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Tameeka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
426 births
- 1980s
1980s
406 births
- 1990s 102
1990s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 426 births (45% of all-time use).
How Tameeka compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tameeka's total volume
Tameeka by state
Where Tameeka concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 239 | 25.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 28 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 23 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 14 | 1.5% |
| #5 | California | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
239 of 939 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Tameeka appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tameeka's data
- Tameeka's decade-level peak was the 1970s (426 total births); usage has since declined to 102 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tameekas (239 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tameeka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tameeka draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.