Recorded 1968–1983 Girls' name Peak 1975 270 births

Tameko — girls' name

270 babies named Tameko in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s231970s2091980s38
1970s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Tameko was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

30 babies were named Tameko in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tameko

The Social Security Administration has registered 270 babies named Tameko between 1968 and 1983, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tameko currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tameko performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 209 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tameko shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Tameko in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tameko 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 270 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.

Tameko at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

270

Since 1968

16 years of records

Peak year

1975

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1968

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1983

Tameko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1968

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1975)
30
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
010203040 198319811979197719751973197119691968 11

Tameko by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
209 births that decade — 77% of Tameko's all-time total
1960s231970s2091980s38

Tameko by state

Where Tameko concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Tameko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
7 2.6%
#2 Alabama
5 1.9%
#3 California
5 1.9%
#4 Georgia
5 1.9%
#5 Illinois
5 1.9%
#6 Michigan
5 1.9%
Mississippi share of Tameko's total US births 2.6%
Even split

7 of 270 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tameko?
270 babies have been named Tameko since 1968. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1975 with 30 births.
When was Tameko most popular?
Tameko was most popular in the 1970s decade with 209 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Tameko most popular?
The top states for the name Tameko are Mississippi (7 births), Alabama (5 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Tameko been used?
Tameko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 16 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Tameko?
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, 1968–1983 (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.