Temeka
- Last seen for girls in 1997 at #13,724
- Last seen for boys in 1978 at #5,772
- Given to girls 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1976 · 126 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,414since 1968
Temeka over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Temeka has never cracked the top 900 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | — | |
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| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | — | |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | — | |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | — | |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | — | |
| 1990 | #5,060 | 18 | — | |
| 1989 | #4,121 | 23 | — | |
| 1988 | #4,172 | 21 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,743 | 23 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,903 | 32 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,021 | 53 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,726 | 63 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,751 | 61 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,417 | 86 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,294 | 98 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,299 | 98 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,161 | 114 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,104 | 118 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #1,027 | 130 | — | |
| 1976 | #999 | 126 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,064 | 111 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,369 | 75 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,979 | 41 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,311 | 32 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,943 | 15 | — | |
| 1970 | #5,061 | 10 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,199 | 18 | — | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1968
The first year at least five girls were named Temeka! It came in at #7,016, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1994–2025, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Temeka is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Temeka in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Temeka
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1997
- Biggest jump: 65 spots in 1976
- Biggest drop: 28 spots in 1977
Rise & fade · girls
8 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1968
- Peaked 1976 at #999 (126 births)
- Births halved by 1983, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1976
Share of babies · girls
1 in 11,628
- Highest: 1 in 11,628 girls born in 1976 were named Temeka (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 348,142 girls born in 1997 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 54.6% of all girls named Temeka (772) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23 | #3,199 (1969) | #5,108 |
| 1970s | 772 | #999 (1976) | #2,002 |
| 1980s | 558 | #1,294 (1981) | #2,445 |
| 1990s | 61 | #5,060 (1990) | #9,153 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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