Recorded 1968–1979 Girls' name Peak 1975 29 births

Tomaka — girls' name

29 babies named Tomaka in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s24

The verdict

29 girls have been named Tomaka since 1968, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1979.

29
total births
1968–1979
years on record
1970s
peak decade
83%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Tomaka was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tomaka in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tomaka

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Tomaka between 1968 and 1979, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tomaka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tomaka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tomaka shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tomaka 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 29 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.

Tomaka at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

29

Since 1968

12 years of records

Peak year

1975

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1968

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1979

Tomaka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1968

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1975)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19791978197619751968 5

Tomaka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
24 births that decade — 83% of Tomaka's all-time total
1960s51970s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tomaka?
29 babies have been named Tomaka since 1968. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1975 with 7 births.
When was Tomaka most popular?
Tomaka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Tomaka been used?
Tomaka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 12 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Tomaka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tommie, Tomeka, Tomasa, Tommy, 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, 1968–1979 (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.