Holding steady.
Popularity of Tameaka since 1973
Babies named Tameaka per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 94 |
| 1980s | 60 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Tameaka is a modern American coinage that first appeared in the 1970s, a decade when many similar invented names gained popularity. Its peak year was 1979, yet it never reached the top 1000 names nationally, remaining a very rare choice. The name's trajectory has been stable in recent decades, with no significant revival. Like other names of its type, Tameaka reflects a creative naming tradition that emerged in African American communities, blending prefixes and melodic suffixes.
Tameaka appears to be a modern American coinage, first recorded in the 1970s. It follows the pattern of similar invented names like Tamika and Lakeisha, which were popular during that era, often formed by combining a prefix (Ta-) with a fashionable suffix or sound.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Tam, Mika, Tami
Sibling names for Tameaka
Names that share Tameaka's style, for a brother or sister.
