The first name Tamika
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
Tamika last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1997, with 45 births (#571).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tamika with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Tamika at birth, 1880–2025
In 2022, 5 girls born in the United States were named Tamika, the 17,499th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1975, when 2,159 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 Tamika
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Tamika CatchingsAmerican Hall of Fame basketball player, born 1979
- Tamika MalloryAmerican activist, born 1980
- Tamika WhitmoreAmerican basketball player (born 1977)
- Tamika WilliamsAmerican basketball player-coach, born 1980
Questions
- How popular is the name Tamika?
- In 2024, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Tamika, ranking 5,891st. Its peak was 1997, with 45 births.
- Is Tamika a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 22,850 US babies named Tamika since 1880 were girls.
- When was Tamika most popular?
- 1975 in the United States, when 2,159 babies were named Tamika, its highest rank at 130th.