Girls' name · since 1978
Tyreka
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 180 babies named Tyreka, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,929 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 180
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tyreka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 180 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyreka has been recorded 180 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2001.
- #20,929 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 180 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyreka ranks #20,929 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 180 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,929 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 180
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tyreka's 180 recorded births place it above 71.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tyreka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tyreka's full recorded timeline at 1991, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tyreka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2001
- Peak year (1991)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Tyreka by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (101 births, 56% of the file).
1990s was Tyreka's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Tyreka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 101 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Tyreka's decade-level peak was the 1990s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tyreka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tyreka draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.