Tameka
Tameka was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 241st with 1,021 babies. More babies were named Tameka in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedgirls
- Babies in 2025
- 0girls
- Girls and boys
- No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19771,021 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,772babies recorded
Tameka popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 41 since 1977.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #14,793 | 7 |
| 2000 | #3,587 | 37 |
| 1990 | #839 | 235 |
| 1980 | #294 | 845 |
| 1970 | #1,025 | 121 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tameka, counting every spelling?
Tameka has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Tameka?
About 12,200 people born in the US named Tameka are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 42 and 50. That makes Tameka mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tameka by state
How common Tameka was among girls born in each state in 1975–1979, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in District of Columbia (5.5×), Mississippi (4.5×), Georgia (4.0×), Alabama (3.8×), North Carolina (3.0×). In 21 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tameka: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tameka, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tameka
How popular is the name Tameka?
Tameka was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 241st with 1,021 babies. More babies were named Tameka in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Tameka a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 12,731 girls and 41 boys.
Where was Tameka most popular?
In 1975–1979, Tameka was most common in District of Columbia (3.40 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Georgia.