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Lameka

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Pronounced luh-MEE-kuh /ləˈmi.kə/Medium

Meaning: Lameka is an African-American coinage of the nineteen-seventies, joining the fashionable La- prefix to a -meka element seen in Tameka and Shameka; it is built for sound rather than from a single fixed root.Low

In 30 seconds: Lameka is a coined name of its era, joining the La- prefix to the -meka sound of Tameka and Shameka (said 'luh-MEE-kuh').

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MeaningLameka is an African-American coinage of the nineteen-seventies, joining the fashionable La- prefix to a -meka element seen in Tameka and Shameka; it is built for sound rather than from a single fixed root.

U.S. rank (2000)#11319 ↘ Falling

2000 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1978

Total births (all-time)≈ 480

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Lameka is best read as a coinage, joining the popular La- prefix to a -meka element shared with Tameka and Shameka. Like its cousins, it is a sound-led name rather than one carrying a single ancient meaning.

It stayed rare, cresting around 1978, then fading. It belongs to a distinctive African-American naming tradition of the nineteen-seventies rather than to an older lineage.

Did you know? Lameka belongs to a creative naming moment when families combined familiar prefixes and endings — La-, Sha-, Ta-, -eka, -isha — to make fresh names with a shared, recognizable music.

Overall data confidence 35%

References — Lameka — coinage; La- + -meka, cf. TamekaU.S. Social Security Administration — c.1978 small peak

Variations

LameekaLamika

Nicknames

Meka

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Tameka— the closest -meka sister name

Shameka— another -meka coinage of the same era

Lakisha— a La- name of the same naming tradition

Latoya— a well-known La- name of the period

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Lameka mean?

Lameka is a coinage joining the La- prefix to the -meka sound of Tameka; it is sound-led with no single ancient meaning.

How do you pronounce Lameka?

It's said luh-MEE-kuh /ləˈmi.kə/ — three syllables, stress on the middle.

Is Lameka a boy or girl name?

Lameka is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Lameka?

Lameka is a rare coined name from the later twentieth century.