Girls' name · since 1972
Tamieka
643 babies named Tamieka in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,079 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 643
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tamieka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 643 have been recorded since 1972.
Tamieka has 643 recorded births among girls since 1972, 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 1972 to 2000.
- #10,079 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 643 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamieka ranks #10,079 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 643 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,079 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 643
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tamieka's 643 recorded births place it above 86.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Tamieka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tamieka splits its recorded history at 1985: 27% of all births land in the more recent half, 73% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 47 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tamieka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2000
- Peak year (1973)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Tamieka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (289 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Tamieka's strongest decade.
289 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Tamieka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
289 births
- 1980s
1980s
283 births
- 1990s 65
1990s
65 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 289 births (45% of all-time use).
How Tamieka compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tamieka's total volume
Tamieka by state
Where Tamieka concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 35 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 13 | 2.0% |
| #3 | California | | 12 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.8% |
35 of 643 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Tamieka appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- Tamieka's decade-level peak was the 1970s (289 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tamiekas (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Tamieka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1972–2000 (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 Tamieka 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.