Holding steady.
Popularity of Tameca since 1969
Babies named Tameca per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 467 |
| 1980s | 213 |
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Tameca is a modern American invention that first appeared in the U.S. in 1969. It achieved its highest popularity in 1976, the peak year, and has since declined steeply. The name is almost exclusively given to girls and has remained stable in the decades since, though it has never re-entered the top 1000. No specific states recorded it as notably common. Tameca exemplifies the 1970s trend of creatively respelled names ending in -a or -ca, often drawing from the popular Tamika and its variants.
Tameca first appeared in the United States in 1969 and peaked in popularity in 1976. It is generally considered a modern coinage, likely combining elements from names like Tamika (a 1960s invention) with the fashionable -ca suffix. The name may also be a respelling of Tamika or an elaboration of Tameka (a variant of Tammy and family). The meaning is not tied to a single root.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Meca, Miki, Tammy
Sibling names for Tameca
Names that share Tameca's style, for a brother or sister.
