Girls' name · since 1970
Tamyka
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 136 babies named Tamyka, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tamyka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 136 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Tamyka recorded 136 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1986.
- #23,821 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 136 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tamyka ranks #23,821 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 136 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #23,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tamyka's 136 recorded births place it above 67.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tamyka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tamyka's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tamyka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1986
- Peak year (1972)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Tamyka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (95 births, 70% of the file).
1970s was Tamyka's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Tamyka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
95 births
- 1980s
1980s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 95 births (70% of all-time use).
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- Tamyka's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (95 total births) through the 1980s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tamyka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1970–1986 (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 Tamyka 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.