Recorded 1975–1984 Girls' name Peak 1979 54 births

Temeika — girls' name

54 babies named Temeika in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s351980s19
1970s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Temeika was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

13 babies were named Temeika in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Temeika

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Temeika between 1975 and 1984, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Temeika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Temeika performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Temeika shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Temeika in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Temeika 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 54 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.

Temeika at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

54

Since 1975

10 years of records

Peak year

1979

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1975

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1984

Temeika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1975

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1979)
13
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
468101214 1984198119801979197719761975 5

Temeika by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
35 births that decade — 65% of Temeika's all-time total
1970s351980s19

Temeika by state

Where Temeika concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Temeika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
5 9.3%
South Carolina share of Temeika's total US births 9.3%

5 of 54 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Temeika?
54 babies have been named Temeika since 1975. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1979 with 13 births.
When was Temeika most popular?
Temeika was most popular in the 1970s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Temeika most popular?
The top states for the name Temeika are South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Temeika been used?
Temeika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 10 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Temeika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Temperance, Tempie, Temple, Temeka, 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, 1975–1984 (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.