Recorded 1971–1984 Girls' name Peak 1975 159 births

Tomeca — girls' name

159 babies named Tomeca in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1321980s27

The verdict

159 girls have been named Tomeca since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1984.

159
total births
1971–1984
years on record
1970s
peak decade
83%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

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

1975
Single peak year

26 babies were named Tomeca in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tomeca

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Tomeca between 1971 and 1984, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tomeca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tomeca performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tomeca shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tomeca in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tomeca 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 159 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.

Tomeca at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

159

Since 1971

14 years of records

Peak year

1975

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1971

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1984

Tomeca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1971

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1975)
26
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Tomeca by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
132 births that decade — 83% of Tomeca's all-time total
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Tomeca by state

Where Tomeca concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tomeca
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 3.1%
Illinois share of Tomeca's total US births 3.1%

5 of 159 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tomeca?
159 babies have been named Tomeca since 1971. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1975 with 26 births.
When was Tomeca most popular?
Tomeca was most popular in the 1970s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Tomeca most popular?
The top states for the name Tomeca are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Tomeca been used?
Tomeca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 14 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Tomeca?
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, 1971–1984 (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.