Girls' name · since 1968
Tamekia
1,883 babies named Tamekia in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,877 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,883
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tamekia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,883 have been recorded since 1968.
Tamekia has 1,883 recorded births among girls since 1968, 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 1968 to 1998.
- #4,877 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,883 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamekia ranks #4,877 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,883 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,877 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,883
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tamekia's 1,883 recorded births place it above 93.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Tamekia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tamekia's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, 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 172, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tamekia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1998
- Peak year (1979)
- 172
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Tamekia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (928 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Tamekia's strongest decade.
928 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Tamekia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s
1970s
928 births
- 1980s
1980s
785 births
- 1990s 156
1990s
156 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 928 births (49% of all-time use).
How Tamekia 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 Tamekia's total volume
Tamekia by state
Where Tamekia concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 170 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 165 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 125 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 125 | 6.6% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 93 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 85 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 83 | 4.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 81 | 4.3% |
170 of 1,883 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Tamekia appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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- Tamekia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (928 total births); usage has since declined to 156 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Tamekias (170 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Tamekia: 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 (~30 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, 1968–1998 (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 Tamekia 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.