Recorded 1973–1987 Girls' name Peak 1978 18 births

Yameka — girls' name

18 babies named Yameka in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s5
1970s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Yameka was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Yameka in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yameka

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Yameka between 1973 and 1987, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yameka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yameka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Yameka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yameka 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 18 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.

Yameka at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

18

Since 1973

15 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1973

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1987

Yameka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1973

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198719781973 6

Yameka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
13 births that decade — 72% of Yameka's all-time total
1970s131980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yameka?
18 babies have been named Yameka since 1973. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1978 with 7 births.
When was Yameka most popular?
Yameka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Yameka been used?
Yameka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 15 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Yameka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yamileth, Yamilet, Yamile, Yamilex, 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, 1973–1987 (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.