Recorded 1973–1981 Girls' name Peak 1973 11 births

Tammeka — girls' name

11 babies named Tammeka in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s5
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Tammeka was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

6 babies were named Tammeka in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tammeka

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Tammeka between 1973 and 1981, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tammeka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tammeka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tammeka shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tammeka 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 11 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.

Tammeka at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

11

Since 1973

9 years of records

Peak year

1973

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1973

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1981

Tammeka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1973

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1973)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 19811973 6

Tammeka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6 births that decade — 55% of Tammeka's all-time total
1970s61980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tammeka?
11 babies have been named Tammeka since 1973. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1973 with 6 births.
When was Tammeka most popular?
Tammeka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Tammeka been used?
Tammeka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 9 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Tammeka?
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, 1973–1981 (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.