Girls' name · since 1982

Tikeya

Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 43 babies named Tikeya, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#36,841 of 72,339
all-time among girls
43
born since 1982
1990s
peak decade

Tikeya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 43 recorded since 1982.

Social Security Administration records show Tikeya recorded 43 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1999.

  • #36,841 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 43 born since 1982
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tikeya ranks #36,841 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.

#36,841 of 72,339
all-time among girls
43
born since 1982
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tikeya's 43 recorded births place it above 49.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tikeya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Tikeya's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Tikeya popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1992)
9
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
45678910 1982198319921993199419981999 5

Tikeya by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (33 births, 77% of the file).

1990s was Tikeya's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.

Tikeya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 33 births (77% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tikeya?
43 babies have been named Tikeya since 1982. All-time, it sits at #36,841 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1992 with 9 births.
Where does Tikeya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tikeya ranks #36,841 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
The SSA has tracked Tikeya since 1982 -- 18 years through the most recent 1999 data.
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.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Tikeya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1982–1999 (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 Tikeya 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.