Girls' name · since 1975
Tareka
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 74 babies named Tareka, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,554 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tareka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 74 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Tareka recorded 74 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1997.
- #30,554 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 74 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tareka ranks #30,554 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,554 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tareka's 74 recorded births place it above 57.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tareka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tareka's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tareka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1997
- Peak year (1984)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Tareka by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (45 births, 61% of the file).
1980s was Tareka's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Tareka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 45 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Tareka's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (45 total births) through the 1990s (18) -- 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 Tareka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1975–1997 (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 Tareka 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.