Given name
Tamica
“child of the people; sweet”
Tamica is a variant of Tamiko. One Japanese interpretation is “child of the people; sweet.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tamica is a variant of Tamiko. One Japanese interpretation is “child of the people; sweet.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tamica 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 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tamica through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,139
- 0 boys · 2,139 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 180 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 6 in 2003. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 180 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,797 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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