Girls' name · since 1977
Tamekka
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.
- #32,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tamekka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 60 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamekka has been recorded 60 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1984.
- #32,942 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 60 born since 1977
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamekka ranks #32,942 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1977, peaking in the 1970s.
- #32,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tamekka's 60 recorded births place it above 54.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Tamekka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tamekka's full recorded timeline at 1980, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tamekka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1984
- Peak year (1977)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Tamekka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (38 births, 63% of the file).
1970s was Tamekka's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Tamekka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 38 births (63% of all-time use).
Tamekka by state
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What to do with Tamekka's data
- Tamekka's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (38 total births) through the 1980s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Mississippi records the most Tamekkas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tamekka: 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 (~7 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, 1977–1984 (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 Tamekka 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.