Tameka
Meaning
“A modern American coinage popularized in the 1960s-70s; some loosely link it to the Japanese Tamiko, but the exact origin is unverified.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Tameka peaked in the 1970s and the 1990s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Tameka
Most people given the name Tameka in the United States were born between 1970 and 1989. The Tameka you meet today is most often in her 40s or 50s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Tameka deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Tameka truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Tameka fits with your family’s names and surname.
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