Recorded 1977–1984 Girls' name Peak 1977 60 births

Tamekka — girls' name

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

1970s381980s22
1970s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Tamekka was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

22 babies were named Tamekka in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamekka

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Tamekka between 1977 and 1984, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamekka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamekka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tamekka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tamekka in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamekka 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 60 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.

Tamekka at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

60

Since 1977

8 years of records

Peak year

1977

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1977

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1984

Tamekka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1977

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1977)
22
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
0510152025 198419821980197919781977 22

Tamekka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
38 births that decade — 63% of Tamekka's all-time total
1970s381980s22

Tamekka by state

Where Tamekka concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tamekka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 8.3%
Mississippi share of Tamekka's total US births 8.3%

5 of 60 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamekka?
60 babies have been named Tamekka since 1977. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1977 with 22 births.
When was Tamekka most popular?
Tamekka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Tamekka most popular?
The top states for the name Tamekka are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Tamekka been used?
Tamekka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 8 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Tamekka?
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, 1977–1984 (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.