Recorded 1970–2003 Girls' name Peak 1977 1,535 births

Tameika — girls' name

1,535 babies named Tameika in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s6541980s7191990s1512000s11
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Tameika was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

106 babies were named Tameika in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tameika

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,535 babies named Tameika between 1970 and 2003, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tameika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 106 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tameika performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 719 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tameika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 146 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tameika in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tameika 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 1,535 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.

Tameika at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

1,535

Since 1970

34 years of records

Peak year

1977

106 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1970

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2003

Tameika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1970

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1977)
106
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Tameika by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
719 births that decade — 47% of Tameika's all-time total
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Tameika by state

Where Tameika concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tameika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
146 9.5%
#2 Georgia
117 7.6%
#3 Texas
72 4.7%
#4 North Carolina
65 4.2%
#5 Illinois
61 4.0%
#6 Florida
56 3.6%
#7 South Carolina
37 2.4%
#8 California
35 2.3%
New York share of Tameika's total US births 9.5%
Even split

146 of 1,535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Tameika appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tameika?
1,535 babies have been named Tameika since 1970. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1977 with 106 births.
When was Tameika most popular?
Tameika was most popular in the 1980s decade with 719 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Tameika most popular?
The top states for the name Tameika are New York (146 births), Georgia (117 births), Texas (72 births).
How long has the name Tameika been used?
Tameika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 34 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Tameika?
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, 1970–2003 (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.