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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Temeka

Temeka was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 1004th; the most babies were born in 1977 (130). More babies were named Temeka 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
1977130 babies
Total since 1880
1,419babies recorded

Temeka popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1978.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#5,26518
1980#1,30998
1970#5,37310
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Temeka, counting every spelling?

Temeka has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Temeka?

About 1,300 people born in the US named Temeka are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 44 and 50. That makes Temeka mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Temeka by state

How common Temeka was among girls born in each state in 1975–1979, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (9.5×), Georgia (4.4×), Alabama (4.2×), Florida (3.2×), Tennessee (1.9×). In 33 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesIL0.12Michigan: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMI0.04New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIN0.05Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.03Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesVA0.14Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesTN0.15North Carolina: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesNC0.15South Carolina: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesSC0.18District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesLA0.12Mississippi: 0.75 per 1,000 babiesMS0.75Alabama: 0.33 per 1,000 babiesAL0.33Georgia: 0.35 per 1,000 babiesGA0.35Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesTX0.07Florida: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesFL0.25
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Temeka, girls, 1975–1979. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Temeka: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Temeka, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Temeka

How popular is the name Temeka?

Temeka was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 1004th; the most babies were born in 1977 (130). More babies were named Temeka in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Temeka a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,414 girls and 5 boys.

Where was Temeka most popular?

In 1975–1979, Temeka was most common in Mississippi (0.75 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Alabama.