Given name
Taneka
“queen of the fairies”
Taneka is a variant of Tanika. One American interpretation is “queen of the fairies.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Taneka is a variant of Tanika. One American interpretation is “queen of the fairies.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Taneka is a variant of Tanika. An origin associated with Tanika is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Taneka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,519
- 0 boys · 1,519 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 106 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 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 106 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,265 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 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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