Tameka
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tah-MEE-ka
- Origin
- Modern
Tameka is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Tameka come from?
Modern: modern US coinage, a variant of Tamika
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Is Tameka a girl's or a boy's name?
Tameka is a girls' name.
How popular is Tameka in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tameka in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Tameka in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,653 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Tameka in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1977, with 1,021 girls. It first appears in the records in 1965.
Half of all the girls named Tameka in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 1984, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tameka in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5,795 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5,440 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 37 | #3,522 |
| 1999 | 33 | #3,635 |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,795 |
| 1997 | 58 | #2,306 |
| 1996 | 62 | #2,174 |
| 1995 | 66 | #2,047 |
| 1994 | 96 | #1,579 |
| 1993 | 112 | #1,436 |
| 1992 | 139 | #1,246 |
| 1991 | 171 | #1,058 |
| 1990 | 235 | #835 |
| 1989 | 262 | #749 |
| 1988 | 262 | #715 |
| 1987 | 337 | #585 |
| 1986 | 350 | #566 |
| 1985 | 429 | #483 |
| 1984 | 484 | #432 |
| 1983 | 606 | #371 |
| 1982 | 683 | #346 |
| 1981 | 738 | #320 |
| 1980 | 845 | #294 |
| 1979 | 875 | #281 |
| 1978 | 962 | #247 |
| 1977 | 1,021 | #241 |
| 1976 | 916 | #260 |
| 1975 | 893 | #269 |
| 1974 | 568 | #376 |
| 1973 | 495 | #402 |
| 1972 | 325 | #523 |
| 1971 | 210 | #722 |
| 1970 | 121 | #1,020 |
| 1969 | 64 | #1,465 |
| 1968 | 52 | #1,594 |
| 1967 | 14 | #3,483 |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
| 1965 | 9 | #4,493 |
Names like Tameka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alisha, Chioma, Tanisha, Jessica, Temiloluwa, Aisha, Chiara, Adesuwa, Eriifeoluwa, Ifeoluwa, Tiaraoluwa, Chimkasimma
Names related to Tameka
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tameka: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tameka, updated 20 October 2026.