Given name
Temeka
“a twin”
Temeka is a variant of Tameka. One Aramaic interpretation is “a twin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Temeka is a variant of Tameka. One Aramaic interpretation is “a twin.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Temeka 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 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Temeka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,419
- 5 boys · 1,414 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 130 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 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 130 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,060 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.
People named Temeka
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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