Girls' name · since 1968
Tameko
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.
- #16,870 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 270
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tameko sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 270 recorded since 1968.
Tameko has 270 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 1983.
- #16,870 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 270 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tameko ranks #16,870 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 270 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,870 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 270
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tameko's 270 recorded births place it above 76.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Tameko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tameko's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tameko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1983
- Peak year (1975)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Tameko by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (209 births, 77% of the file).
1970s was Tameko's strongest decade.
209 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Tameko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
209 births
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 209 births (77% of all-time use).
Tameko by state
Where Tameko concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| 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% |
7 of 270 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Tameko's decade-level peak was the 1970s (209 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Tamekos (7 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tameko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1968–1983 (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 Tameko 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.