Girls' name · peaked in 1975
Tamika name popularity since 1925
22,850 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Tamika. Half of them were born in 1979 or earlier, so the typical Tamika is about 47 years old in 2026. Tamika peaked in 1975 as the #130 name for girls, and fewer than 5 girls got it in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 22,850
- Named Tamika, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Unranked
- Fewer than 5 girls named Tamika in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 22,760 girls · 90 boys
- Most popular in
- District of Columbia
- 5.49× its national share
Peak year is the year Tamika made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Tamika births per year, 1925–2025
1975 was the biggest year for Tamika both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1970 and 1975, Tamika became 10× more common, from 1 in 6,750 baby girls to 1 in 675.
- Steepest fall: Between 1991 and 1996, its share of baby girls fell by 62%, from 1 in 5,770 to 1 in 15,200.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Tamika's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Tamika.
Decade by decade
Babies named Tamika in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 10 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 486 | 0 | #3,249 |
| 1970s | 11,905 | 46 | #130 |
| 1980s | 7,956 | 31 | #336 |
| 1990s | 1,914 | 13 | #1,175 |
| 2000s | 373 | 0 | #4,364 |
| 2010s | 95 | 0 | #10,790 |
| 2020–25 | 21 | 0 | Under 5 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
59.8% of babies named Tamika from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Tamika is most popular
The index compares Tamika's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Tamika.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 5.49× | 540 |
| Georgia | 2.05× | 1,210 |
| Alabama | 1.96× | 740 |
| Louisiana | 1.90× | 727 |
| Michigan | 1.89× | 1,543 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Tamika and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Tamika (this page) | 22,760 | 1975 |
| Tameka | 12,731 | 1977 |
| Tamica | 2,139 | 1976 |
| Tameika | 1,535 | 1977 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Tamika's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Tamika.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Tamika (1975).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data