Recorded 1967–1993 Girls' name Peak 1976 255 births

Tineka — girls' name

255 babies named Tineka 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.

1960s121970s1241980s931990s26

The verdict

255 girls have been named Tineka since 1967, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1993.

255
total births
1967–1993
years on record
1970s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Tineka was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

22 babies were named Tineka in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tineka

The Social Security Administration has registered 255 babies named Tineka between 1967 and 1993, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tineka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tineka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tineka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tineka 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 255 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.

Tineka at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

255

Since 1967

27 years of records

Peak year

1976

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1967

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1993

Tineka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1967

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1976)
22
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
510152025 199319901987198419811978197519721967 12

Tineka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
124 births that decade — 49% of Tineka's all-time total
1960s121970s1241980s931990s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tineka?
255 babies have been named Tineka since 1967. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1976 with 22 births.
When was Tineka most popular?
Tineka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Tineka been used?
Tineka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 27 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Tineka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tina, Tinsley, Tinley, Tiny, 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, 1967–1993 (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.