Girls' name · since 1978
Tameia
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 158 babies named Tameia, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,276 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 158
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
158 girls have been named Tameia since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tameia recorded 158 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2016.
- #22,276 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 158 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tameia ranks #22,276 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 158 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,276 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 158
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tameia's 158 recorded births place it above 69.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tameia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tameia's full recorded timeline at 2001, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tameia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2016
- Peak year (1997)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Tameia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (83 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Tameia's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Tameia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 83 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tameia's data
- Tameia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Tameia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1978–2016 (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 Tameia 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.