Holding steady.
Popularity of Tameeka since 1969
Babies named Tameeka per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 426 |
| 1980s | 406 |
| 1990s | 102 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Tameeka is a modern American name that first entered U.S. birth records in 1969. It belongs to a group of creatively spelled names that emerged in the African American community during the late 20th century, often formed by combining roots like Tameka with trendy suffixes. The name reached its peak usage in 1979, though it has never broken into the national top 1,000. After 1979, its use declined sharply, and by the 2020s it became very rare. Tameeka exemplifies the wave of distinctive, melodic names that flourished in the 1970s but are now seldom given to newborns.
Tameeka is a modern American coinage, likely formed by blending or respelling the name Tamika (itself a 20th-century invention) with the fashionable -ee- sound. It first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1969 and saw modest use, peaking in 1979. The name has no known roots in any traditional language or culture.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Tam, Meeka, Mika
Sibling names for Tameeka
Names that share Tameeka's style, for a brother or sister.
