Girls' name · since 1970
Tameika
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.
- #5,613 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,535
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tameika is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,535 have been recorded since 1970.
Tameika has 1,535 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2003.
- #5,613 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,535 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tameika ranks #5,613 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,535 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,613 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,535
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tameika's 1,535 recorded births place it above 92.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Tameika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tameika's full recorded timeline at 1985, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 106 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tameika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2003
- Peak year (1977)
- 106
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Tameika by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (719 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Tameika's strongest decade.
719 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Tameika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
654 births
- 1980s
1980s
719 births
- 1990s 151
1990s
151 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 719 births (47% of all-time use).
How Tameika 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 Tameika's total volume
Tameika by state
Where Tameika concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| 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% |
146 of 1,535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Tameika appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tameika's data
- Tameika's decade-level peak was the 1980s (719 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tameikas (146 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 Tameika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1970–2003 (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 Tameika 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.