Girls' name · since 1973
Yameka
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Yameka, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #47,389 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yameka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 18 recorded since 1973.
Yameka has 18 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1987.
- #47,389 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yameka ranks #47,389 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #47,389 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yameka's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Yameka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yameka's full recorded timeline at 1978, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yameka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1987
- Peak year (1978)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Yameka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (13 births, 72% of the file).
1970s was Yameka's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Yameka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
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- Yameka's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yameka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1973–1987 (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 Yameka 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.