Recorded 1982–1999 Girls' name Peak 1992 43 births

Tikeya — girls' name

43 babies named Tikeya in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

43 girls have been named Tikeya since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.

43
total births
1982–1999
years on record
1990s
peak decade
77%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Tikeya was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

9 babies were named Tikeya in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tikeya

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Tikeya between 1982 and 1999, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tikeya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tikeya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tikeya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tikeya 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 43 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.

Tikeya at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

43

Since 1982

18 years of records

Peak year

1992

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1982

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1999

Tikeya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1982

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1992)
9
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Tikeya by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
33 births that decade — 77% of Tikeya's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tikeya?
43 babies have been named Tikeya since 1982. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1992 with 9 births.
When was Tikeya most popular?
Tikeya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Tikeya been used?
Tikeya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 18 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Tikeya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tiki, Tika, Tikisha, Tikia, 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, 1982–1999 (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.