Recorded 1970–1986 Girls' name Peak 1972 136 births

Tamyka — girls' name

136 babies named Tamyka in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s951980s41
1970s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Tamyka was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

15 babies were named Tamyka in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tamyka

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Tamyka between 1970 and 1986, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tamyka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tamyka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tamyka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tamyka 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 136 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.

Tamyka at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

136

Since 1970

17 years of records

Peak year

1972

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1970

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1986

Tamyka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1970

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1972)
15
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
05101520 198619831981197919771975197319711970 5

Tamyka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
95 births that decade — 70% of Tamyka's all-time total
1970s951980s41

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tamyka?
136 babies have been named Tamyka since 1970. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1972 with 15 births.
When was Tamyka most popular?
Tamyka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Tamyka been used?
Tamyka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 17 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Tamyka?
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, 1970–1986 (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.