Is Tameka a boy or girl name?
Tameka was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 12,771 US babies named Tameka were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Tameka since 1965
- 12,771
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 1,031 babies
Boys and girls named Tameka, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 148 | 100% |
| 1970s | 15 | 6,386 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 26 | 4,995 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,019 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 169 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,565 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,792 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,565 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,484 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 13 | #9,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 9 | #12,323 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,978 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,355 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,854 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,651 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,291 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,587 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,712 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,844 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,325 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,206 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,079 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,591 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,445 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,253 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,064 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 235 | #839 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 262 | #750 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 262 | #716 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 337 | #586 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 350 | #566 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 429 | #483 |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,230 | 484 | #434 |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,209 | 606 | #371 |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,310 | 683 | #347 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 738 | #320 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,464 | 844 | #294 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,964 | 875 | #281 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 962 | #247 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,812 | 1,021 | #241 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 916 | #260 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 893 | #269 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 568 | #376 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 495 | #403 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 325 | #523 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 210 | #726 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,024 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,477 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,606 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,630 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,817 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,790 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tameka reached #3,812 in 1977. As a girl name, it reached #241 in 1977. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tameka
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.