Recorded 1967–2003 Girls' name Peak 1976 2,139 births

Tamica — girls' name

2,139 babies named Tamica in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s571970s12201980s7151990s1352000s12
1970s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Tamica was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

180 babies were named Tamica in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamica

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,139 babies named Tamica between 1967 and 2003, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 180 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamica performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 1,220 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tamica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 166 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Tamica in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamica 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 2,139 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.

Tamica at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

2,139

Since 1967

37 years of records

Peak year

1976

180 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1967

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2003

Tamica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1967

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1976)
180
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Tamica by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
1,220 births that decade — 57% of Tamica's all-time total
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Tamica by state

Where Tamica concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tamica
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
166 7.8%
#2 Illinois
121 5.7%
#3 New York
121 5.7%
#4 Ohio
121 5.7%
#5 California
101 4.7%
#6 Michigan
100 4.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
98 4.6%
#8 Louisiana
72 3.4%
Texas share of Tamica's total US births 7.8%
Even split

166 of 2,139 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Tamica appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamica?
2,139 babies have been named Tamica since 1967. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1976 with 180 births.
When was Tamica most popular?
Tamica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 1,220 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Tamica most popular?
The top states for the name Tamica are Texas (166 births), Illinois (121 births), New York (121 births).
How long has the name Tamica been used?
Tamica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 37 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Tamica?
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.

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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, 1967–2003 (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.