Girls' name · since 1971
Tamicka
420 babies named Tamicka in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,141 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 420
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
420 girls have been named Tamicka since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tamicka has 420 recorded births among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 1994.
- #13,141 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 420 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamicka ranks #13,141 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 420 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,141 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 420
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tamicka's 420 recorded births place it above 81.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Tamicka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tamicka's full recorded timeline at 1982, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tamicka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1994
- Peak year (1975)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Tamicka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (242 births, 58% of the file).
1970s was Tamicka's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Tamicka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
242 births
- 1980s
1980s
154 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 242 births (58% of all-time use).
Tamicka by state
Where Tamicka concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12 | 2.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.2% |
12 of 420 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Tamicka's data
- Tamicka's decade-level peak was the 1970s (242 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tamickas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tamicka: 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 (~23 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, 1971–1994 (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 Tamicka 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.