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Tameka

Pronounced T AE1 M EH1 K AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1977
  • 47 years in use
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How popular is Tameka?

Tameka is a girls' name, and first appears in 1965. It has been given to 12,771 children — the 1,229th most common girls' name on record.

It has left circulation; 2011 is the last year it appears. Its best single year was 1977, when 1,021 children were given it.

05001,0001,5002,00019701980199020002010
1977Girls: 1,021Boys: 10

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
T AE1 M EH1 K AH0
Stress pattern:
110
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Tameka

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Tameka

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Tameka?
Tameka ranks 1,229th among girls' names in US records, with 12,771 births since 1965. Over the past decade it accounts for 127.
Is Tameka a unisex name?
No. Tameka is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Tameka most popular?
1977, when 1,021 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 2011.