The first name Tameka
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Tameka last appeared in the official list in 2017, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1999, with 11 births (#1,557).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tameka with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Tameka at birth, 1880–2025
In 2011, 6 girls born in the United States were named Tameka, the 16,566th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1977, when 1,021 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Tameka
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Tameka YallopAustralian association football player, born 1991
- Tameka EmpsonBritish actress, born 1977
Questions
- How popular is the name Tameka?
- In 2017, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Tameka, ranking 5,765th. Its peak was 1999, with 11 births.
- Is Tameka a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 12,772 US babies named Tameka since 1880 were girls.
- When was Tameka most popular?
- 1977 in the United States, when 1,021 babies were named Tameka, its highest rank at 241st.