Recorded 1979–1991 Girls' name Peak 1979 18 births

Tieka — girls' name

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

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The verdict

18 girls have been named Tieka since 1979, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1991.

18
total births
1979–1991
years on record
1970s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Tieka was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tieka in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tieka

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Tieka between 1979 and 1991, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tieka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tieka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tieka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tieka 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 18 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.

Tieka at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

18

Since 1979

13 years of records

Peak year

1979

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1979

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1991

Tieka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1979

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1979)
8
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
456789 199119851979 8

Tieka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
8 births that decade — 44% of Tieka's all-time total
1970s81980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tieka?
18 babies have been named Tieka since 1979. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1979 with 8 births.
When was Tieka most popular?
Tieka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Tieka been used?
Tieka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 13 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Tieka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tierra, Tiera, Tierney, Tiesha, 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, 1979–1991 (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.