Girl · #14,823 in 2026

Tameka

Tameka is a feminine given name. Notable people with the given name include:Tameka Yallop, Australian football midfielder Tameka A.

  • English
Current Rank
#14,823
Peak Rank
#241 (1977)
Total Babies
13K
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1965
First Year
2011
Last Year
1977
Peak Year
#241
Peak Rank
13K
Total Count
47
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Tameka

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Tameka is a feminine given name. Notable people with the given name include:Tameka Yallop, Australian football midfielder Tameka A.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • English

The Story of Tameka

The earliest SSA record of Tameka as a baby girl name dates back to 1965, when 9 babies received it. 1977 was its biggest year on record, with 1,021 newborns named Tameka — #241 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Tameka on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Tameka last appeared in the published SSA data in 2011, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 13K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Tameka

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Tameka. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Tameka

Phonetically similar names — useful when Tameka is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tameka

What does the name Tameka mean?
Tameka is a feminine given name. Notable people with the given name include:Tameka Yallop, Australian football midfielder Tameka A.
What is the origin of the name Tameka?
Tameka has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.
How popular is Tameka in 2026?
In 2026, Tameka ranks #14,823 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.
When was Tameka most popular?
Tameka reached its peak popularity in 1977, ranking #241 that year with 1,021 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Tameka most popular?
Tameka has historically been most popular in District of Columbia, Mississippi, Alabama. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Tameka.
Is Tameka a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Tameka is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Tameka?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Tameka include Laurel, Maisie, Lorie. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Tameka?
Common variants and related forms of Tameka include Tamika, Tammy. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Tameka

Tameka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Tameka's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #241. Use the chart and map above to compare Tameka's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.