Recorded 1968–2003 Girls' name Peak 1978 1,000 births

Timeka — girls' name

1,000 babies named Timeka in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s4691980s3731990s1242000s23
1970s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Timeka was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

74 babies were named Timeka in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Timeka

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,000 babies named Timeka between 1968 and 2003, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Timeka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 74 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Timeka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 469 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Timeka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Timeka in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Timeka 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 1,000 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.

Timeka at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

1,000

Since 1968

36 years of records

Peak year

1978

74 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1968

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2003

Timeka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1968

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1978)
74
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
020406080 20031996199119861981197619711968 6

Timeka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
469 births that decade — 47% of Timeka's all-time total
1960s111970s4691980s3731990s1242000s23

Timeka by state

Where Timeka concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Timeka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
46 4.6%
#2 North Carolina
28 2.8%
#3 Michigan
25 2.5%
#4 Florida
21 2.1%
#5 Texas
21 2.1%
#6 Georgia
19 1.9%
#7 Pennsylvania
18 1.8%
#8 Mississippi
16 1.6%
Illinois share of Timeka's total US births 4.6%
Even split

46 of 1,000 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Timeka appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Timeka?
1,000 babies have been named Timeka since 1968. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1978 with 74 births.
When was Timeka most popular?
Timeka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 469 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Timeka most popular?
The top states for the name Timeka are Illinois (46 births), North Carolina (28 births), Michigan (25 births).
How long has the name Timeka been used?
Timeka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 36 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Timeka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Timothy, Timber, Timia, Timberly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1968–2003 (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.