Recorded 1967–1998 Girls' name Peak 1976 1,005 births

Timika — girls' name

1,005 babies named Timika in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s331970s5431980s3551990s74
1970s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Timika was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

88 babies were named Timika in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Timika

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,005 babies named Timika between 1967 and 1998, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Timika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 88 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Timika performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 543 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Timika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 64 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Timika in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Timika 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 1,005 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.

Timika at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

1,005

Since 1967

32 years of records

Peak year

1976

88 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1967

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1998

Timika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1967

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1976)
88
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Timika by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
543 births that decade — 54% of Timika's all-time total
1960s331970s5431980s3551990s74

Timika by state

Where Timika concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Timika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
64 6.4%
#2 Illinois
50 5.0%
#3 New Jersey
33 3.3%
#4 New York
32 3.2%
#5 Pennsylvania
22 2.2%
#6 Georgia
12 1.2%
#7 Maryland
12 1.2%
#8 Ohio
11 1.1%
Michigan share of Timika's total US births 6.4%
Even split

64 of 1,005 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Timika appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Timika?
1,005 babies have been named Timika since 1967. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1976 with 88 births.
When was Timika most popular?
Timika was most popular in the 1970s decade with 543 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Timika most popular?
The top states for the name Timika are Michigan (64 births), Illinois (50 births), New Jersey (33 births).
How long has the name Timika been used?
Timika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 32 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Timika?
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, 1967–1998 (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.