How Many People Are Named Tamekia?
An estimated 1,744 people in the United States have the first name Tamekia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Tamekia peaked in popularity in 1979 with 172 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tamekia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tamekia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,744
About 1 in 196,533 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1979
172 births
Total Registered
1,883
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tamekia
Tamekia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,883 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tamekia as a female name
Ranked #12,283 in 1998
7 female births in 1998
Peak: 1979 (172 births)
Tamekia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tamekia span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 928 babies were registered. Tamekia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tamekia by Decade
How has Tamekia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tamekia by State
Birth registrations for Tamekia span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, District of Columbia. On average, about 65 Tamekias were registered per state.
Tamekia + Last Name Combinations
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Tamekia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tamekia?
We estimate approximately 1,744 people named Tamekia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 196,533 Americans share this first name.
Is Tamekia a common name?
Tamekia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,883 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tamekia most popular?
Tamekia reached peak popularity in 1979, when 172 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tamekia is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tamekia a female name?
Tamekia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tamekia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tamekia Smith, Tamekia Johnson, Tamekia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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