Tameka
Feminine
Tameka is overwhelmingly a girls’ name — 12,731 girls against 41 boys since 1880.
Tameka is one spelling of a name built from parts that American naming made productive in the later twentieth century — a Ta- opening and a -eka ending, both recognizable, neither meaning anything on its own.
How old is the name Tameka?
Tameka first appears in US birth records in 1965 — 60 years ago. The typical Tameka alive today was born around 1979, making them about 46 years old. About 12,500 people named Tameka are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Tameka most popular?
Tameka peaked in 1977, reaching #241 nationally. See the whole 1977 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
The story of Tameka
From the late 1960s, Black American families coined given names in large and documented numbers, drawing on a consistent set of prefixes, stems and endings. The names were new by design rather than by accident, and they were written several ways at once — Tamika, Tameka, Tomeka, Tamieka. Tameka rose through the 1970s and peaked around 1980.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No inherited meaning. The name is generally understood as a coinage on the Tam- stem shared with Tamara and Tammy, plus an ending that also produced Danika and Monika. A separate Japanese name, Tamiko, resembles it by coincidence rather than by descent.
Pronouncing Tameka
tuh-MEE-kuh
Three syllables, stress in the middle. Tameka and Tamika are said identically.
Nicknames for Tameka
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1965
- Most girls named
- 19771,021 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #241reached in 1977
- Change vs 2010
- −14.3%6 in 2011, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Tameka in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Tamika in English — spelling variant
- Tomeka in English — spelling variant
- Tamieka in English — spelling variant
Tamekas among us
people named Tameka are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Tameka has already lived its whole cycle: it rose, had its era, and has stepped off the charts. The fashion question is behind it — what lies ahead is the waiting room where revivals begin, once a name's first generation has grown distant enough for it to sound fresh again.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It comes from a documented and deliberate naming tradition, which is a real history in itself.
- Three syllables with a strong middle, a rhythm that carries well when spoken.
- Meka works as a short form and stands on its own.
- It has no inherited meaning, which matters to families for whom that is the point.
- Several spellings are in use, so the written form has to be given.
- It is closely associated with the 1970s and 1980s.
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Frequently asked
- How many Tamekas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 12,500 people named Tameka are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Tameka in 2025?
- Tameka is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Tameka with classmates?
- Tameka will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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