Holding steady.
Popularity of Tamekia since 1968
Babies named Tamekia per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 14 |
| 1970s | 928 |
| 1980s | 785 |
| 1990s | 156 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Tamekia is a distinctly modern American name, first recorded in 1968. It reached its peak in 1975, with a consistent but small number of births through the 1970s. The name's trajectory has been stable since the 1980s, with fewer than 5 births per year in recent decades. It has never appeared in the top 1000 national rankings. Tamekia is a product of the creative naming traditions that flourished in African American communities during the mid-20th century, drawing on popular phonetic patterns. Though it has no recorded usage outside the United States, it remains a meaningful choice for families seeking a unique name with a cultural connection to that era.
Tamekia first appeared in U.S. birth records in the late 1960s, a period when African American communities often created distinctive feminine names by combining fashionable prefixes and suffixes. The name likely blends the popular Tam- element (from Tamika or Tamara) with the -ekia ending found in names like Lakeisha. It was most common in the 1970s and has since become rare.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Tam, Tami
Sibling names for Tamekia
Names that share Tamekia's style, for a brother or sister.
