Girl · #14,121 in 2026

Timika

Name: Popularity of the name Timika in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Timika, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Timika is a chartered city (kota), and the capital of Mimika Regency on the southern coast of Central Papua, Indonesia. At the 2020 Census, the district which includes the town had a population of 142,909.

Current Rank

#14,121

Peak Rank

#1,263 (1976)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1967

First Year

1998

Last Year

1976

Peak Year

#1263

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Timika

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

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The Story of Timika

The earliest SSA record of Timika as a baby girl name dates back to 1967, when 6 babies received it. 1976 was its biggest year on record, with 88 newborns named Timika — #1,263 in the national rankings. About 54% of every Timika on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Timika last appeared in the published SSA data in 1998, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

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Names that sound like Timika

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

Tamika
Tomika
Tomeka
Tanika
Tunica
Tonica
Tamaqua
Taneka
Tomacco
Tanaka
Tomic
Tamiko

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Timika

What does the name Timika mean?

How popular is Timika in 2026?

In 2026, Timika ranks #14,121 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.

When was Timika most popular?

Timika reached its peak popularity in 1976, ranking #1,263 that year with 88 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Timika most popular?

Timika has historically been most popular in South Carolina, Maryland, Michigan. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Timika.

Is Timika a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Timika is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Timika?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Timika include Jocie, Mildreth, Havana. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Timika

Timika is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Timika's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #1,263. Use the chart and map above to compare Timika'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.