Given name
Tameca
“a twin”
Tameca is a variant of Tameka. One Aramaic interpretation is “a twin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tameca is a variant of Tameka. One Aramaic interpretation is “a twin.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tameca is a variant of Tameka. An origin associated with Tameka is Aramaic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tameca through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 697
- 0 boys · 697 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 78 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 78 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 545 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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