Holding steady.
Popularity of Tomeika since 1971
Babies named Tomeika per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 155 |
| 1980s | 92 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Tomeika emerged in the United States in 1971, a period when inventive -ika endings were fashionable for girls' names. It reached its highest usage in 1975, yet it never entered the national top 1,000. The name remains exceptionally rare: as of 2025, it is given to fewer than 5 girls per year, and the one-in-N ratio is too high to calculate. Most of its bearers were born in the 1970s, but the trajectory since then has been stable rather than declining, with a small number of new registrations each year. No single state stands out as a particular concentration.
Tomeika first appeared in U.S. records in the 1970s, likely a modern invented name blending elements of names like Tamika or Tomeka with the fashionable -ika suffix. It was used primarily among African American communities during its peak in the 1970s, but its exact derivation is unclear and may have been created spontaneously.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Mika, Tomi
Sibling names for Tomeika
Names that share Tomeika's style, for a brother or sister.
