How Many People Are Named Tyneka?
An estimated 124 people in the United States have the first name Tyneka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Tyneka peaked in popularity in 1975 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tyneka 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 Tyneka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
124
About 1 in 2,764,148 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1975
10 births
Total Registered
131
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tyneka
Tyneka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 131 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tyneka as a female name
Ranked #15,248 in 2001
6 female births in 2001
Peak: 1975 (10 births)
Tyneka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tyneka span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 59 babies were registered. Tyneka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tyneka by Decade
How has Tyneka 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.
Tyneka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tyneka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tyneka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tyneka?
We estimate approximately 124 people named Tyneka 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 2,764,148 Americans share this first name.
Is Tyneka a common name?
Tyneka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 131 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tyneka most popular?
Tyneka reached peak popularity in 1975, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tyneka is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tyneka a female name?
Tyneka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tyneka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tyneka Smith, Tyneka Johnson, Tyneka 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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