Tamica

Meaning & origin

Tamica is a modern American name that first entered Social Security records in 1967, aligning with a period of creativity in feminine naming. It reached its highest usage in 1976, when it was given to several dozen babies, but has never ranked in the top 1000 nationally. In the most recent data for 2025, the name remains in use at a stable but very low frequency, with a 1-in-N rate too small to report. Tamica reflects the late 20th century fashion for names ending in -ica, similar to Monica or Tameka. Although its precise origin is obscure, it is typically understood as a feminine name with no specific regional or ethnic concentration in the United States. Its trajectory over the past five decades shows a peak in the 1970s followed by steady but minimal use, making it a distinctive choice.

Tamica first appeared in U.S. records in 1967, during a trend of inventive feminine names combining existing names or syllables with the fashionable suffix -ica. It is likely a blend of Tammy (a diminutive of Tamsin or Tamara) and -ica, or a variant of Tamika, which itself may derive from the Japanese Tamiko, meaning 'child of the people.' The name saw peak usage in 1976 and has since become rare, reflecting the cyclical nature of modern coinages.