Recorded 1968–1997 Girls' name Peak 1975 367 births

Tamikia — girls' name

367 babies named Tamikia 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.

1960s61970s2171980s1311990s13
1970s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Tamikia was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

44 babies were named Tamikia in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamikia

The Social Security Administration has registered 367 babies named Tamikia between 1968 and 1997, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamikia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamikia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 217 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tamikia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and District of Columbia. In total, SSA state-level files list Tamikia in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamikia 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 367 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.

Tamikia at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

367

Since 1968

30 years of records

Peak year

1975

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1968

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1997

Tamikia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1968

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1975)
44
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
01020304050 19971987198419811978197519721968 6

Tamikia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
217 births that decade — 59% of Tamikia's all-time total
1960s61970s2171980s1311990s13

Tamikia by state

Where Tamikia concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Tamikia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
7 1.9%
#2 Texas
7 1.9%
#3 District of Columbia
6 1.6%
#4 Michigan
6 1.6%
#5 North Carolina
6 1.6%
#6 Illinois
5 1.4%
#7 Louisiana
5 1.4%
Georgia share of Tamikia's total US births 1.9%
Even split

7 of 367 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamikia?
367 babies have been named Tamikia since 1968. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1975 with 44 births.
When was Tamikia most popular?
Tamikia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 217 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Tamikia most popular?
The top states for the name Tamikia are Georgia (7 births), Texas (7 births), District of Columbia (6 births).
How long has the name Tamikia been used?
Tamikia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 30 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Tamikia?
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, 1968–1997 (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.