Girls' name · since 1970
Temekia
259 babies named Temekia in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 259
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
259 girls have been named Temekia since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Temekia has 259 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1990.
- #17,279 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 259 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Temekia ranks #17,279 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 259 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 259
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Temekia's 259 recorded births place it above 76.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Temekia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Temekia splits its recorded history at 1980: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Temekia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1990
- Peak year (1979)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Temekia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (152 births, 59% of the file).
1970s was Temekia's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Temekia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
152 births
- 1980s
1980s
100 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 152 births (59% of all-time use).
Temekia by state
Where Temekia concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 10 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.9% |
10 of 259 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Temekia's data
- Temekia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (152 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Temekias (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Temekia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1970–1990 (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 Temekia 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.