How Many People Are Named Taneka?
An estimated 1,418 people in the United States have the first name Taneka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Taneka peaked in popularity in 1982 with 106 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taneka 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 Taneka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,418
About 1 in 241,717 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1982
106 births
Total Registered
1,519
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taneka
Taneka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,519 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Taneka as a female name
Ranked #19,248 in 2012
5 female births in 2012
Peak: 1982 (106 births)
Taneka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taneka span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 639 babies were registered. Taneka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Taneka by Decade
How has Taneka 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.
Taneka by State
Birth registrations for Taneka span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Georgia, North Carolina. The lowest are in Connecticut, Tennessee, Virginia. On average, about 29 Tanekas were registered per state.
Taneka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Taneka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Taneka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taneka?
We estimate approximately 1,418 people named Taneka 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 241,717 Americans share this first name.
Is Taneka a common name?
Taneka is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,519 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taneka most popular?
Taneka reached peak popularity in 1982, when 106 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taneka is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taneka a female name?
Taneka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taneka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taneka Smith, Taneka Johnson, Taneka 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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