Given name
Tameko
“child of the people; sweet”
Tameko is a variant of Tamiko. One Japanese interpretation is “child of the people; sweet.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tameko is a variant of Tamiko. One Japanese interpretation is “child of the people; sweet.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tameko is a variant of Tamiko. An origin associated with Tamiko is Japanese.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tameko through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 270
- 0 boys · 270 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 30 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 9 in 1983. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 30 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 231 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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