How Many People Are Named Tineka?
An estimated 235 people in the United States have the first name Tineka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Tineka peaked in popularity in 1976 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tineka 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 Tineka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
235
About 1 in 1,458,529 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1976
22 births
Total Registered
255
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tineka
Tineka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 255 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tineka as a female name
Ranked #13,322 in 1993
6 female births in 1993
Peak: 1976 (22 births)
Tineka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tineka span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 124 babies were registered. Tineka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tineka by Decade
How has Tineka 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.
Tineka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tineka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tineka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tineka?
We estimate approximately 235 people named Tineka 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 1,458,529 Americans share this first name.
Is Tineka a common name?
Tineka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 255 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tineka most popular?
Tineka reached peak popularity in 1976, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tineka is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tineka a female name?
Tineka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tineka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tineka Smith, Tineka Johnson, Tineka 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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