Recorded 1972–2000 Girls' name Peak 1973 643 births

Tamieka — girls' name

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.

1970s2891980s2831990s652000s6
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Tamieka was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

47 babies were named Tamieka in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamieka

The Social Security Administration has registered 643 babies named Tamieka between 1972 and 2000, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamieka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamieka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 289 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tamieka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Tamieka in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamieka 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 643 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.

Tamieka at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

643

Since 1972

29 years of records

Peak year

1973

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1972

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2000

Tamieka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1972

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1973)
47
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
01020304050 20001993198919851981197719731972 15

Tamieka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
289 births that decade — 45% of Tamieka's all-time total
1970s2891980s2831990s652000s6

Tamieka by state

Where Tamieka concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tamieka
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%
New York share of Tamieka's total US births 5.4%
Even split

35 of 643 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Tamieka appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamieka?
643 babies have been named Tamieka since 1972. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1973 with 47 births.
When was Tamieka most popular?
Tamieka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 289 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Tamieka most popular?
The top states for the name Tamieka are New York (35 births), Texas (13 births), California (12 births).
How long has the name Tamieka been used?
Tamieka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 29 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Tamieka?
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, 1972–2000 (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.