How Many People Are Named Tomeka?
An estimated 3,328 people in the United States have the first name Tomeka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Tomeka peaked in popularity in 1976 with 387 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tomeka 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 Tomeka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,328
About 1 in 102,991 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1976
387 births
Total Registered
3,634
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tomeka
Tomeka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,634 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Tomeka as a male name
Ranked #5,188 in 1974
6 male births in 1974
Peak: 1974 (6 births)
Tomeka as a female name
Ranked #7,543 in 1996
12 female births in 1996
Peak: 1976 (387 births)
Tomeka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tomeka span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 2,391 babies were registered. Tomeka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tomeka by Decade
How has Tomeka 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.
Tomeka by State
Birth registrations for Tomeka span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, North Carolina, Texas. The lowest are in Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania. On average, about 128 Tomekas were registered per state.
Tomeka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tomeka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tomeka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tomeka?
We estimate approximately 3,328 people named Tomeka 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 102,991 Americans share this first name.
Is Tomeka a common name?
Tomeka is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,634 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tomeka most popular?
Tomeka reached peak popularity in 1976, when 387 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tomeka is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tomeka a female name?
Tomeka is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tomeka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tomeka Smith, Tomeka Johnson, Tomeka 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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