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Girl name

Temeka

100% girls · last recorded 1997

Temeka has been given to about 1,419 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1977, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 1,365
Median age today47 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Temeka per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1977 · 130
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,419

How popular is Temeka?

Its best year was 1977, when 130 babies were given the name, ranking 1030th. The typical living American called Temeka is about 47 years old today.

Names that sound like Temeka

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tameka0.82
  2. Teresa0.69
  3. Teressa0.67
  4. Tamika0.65
  5. Theresa0.62
  6. Tamera0.64
  7. Tamela0.64
  8. Shameka0.63

Middle names for Temeka

Ranked by flow score
  1. Temeka Rose0.85
  2. Temeka Louise0.85
  3. Temeka June0.84
  4. Temeka Pearl0.84
  5. Temeka Quinn0.84
  6. Temeka Nell0.84

Sibling names for Temeka

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaimeeither · 0.69
  2. Aprilsister · 0.65
  3. Jamieeither · 0.63
  4. Jeremybrother · 0.62
  5. Meredithsister · 0.61
  6. Larasister · 0.61

Where Temeka is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Temeka White0.80
    2. Temeka Reyes0.80
    3. Temeka Nguyen0.80
    4. Temeka Moore0.80
    5. Temeka Lee0.80
    6. Temeka Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Temeka

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.