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Marteka
How to Pronounce Marteka
Pronounced mar-TEE-kuh /mɑrˈtikə/Low
Meaning: Marteka is a coined African American name pairing the Mar- opening with an -eka ending, sitting close to Martika and Tameka. It is built for its sound rather than a dictionary meaning. Routes are uncertain.Low
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
Marteka is a coined name on the Mar-/-eka pattern that produced Tameka, Shameka and the pop-star spelling Martika. Names like these were prized in late twentieth-century African American naming for their inventive music rather than a fixed meaning, a route we note plainly.
Marteka was never common in the United States, clustered around 1990 and given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak before fading within a few years. A girl named Marteka then is in her thirties today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Marteka mean?
It is a modern African American blend of the Mar- prefix with an -eka ending, near Martika and Tameka; it is chosen for sound.
How do you pronounce Marteka?
It is said mar-TEE-kuh /mɑrˈtikə/, three syllables with the stress on TEE.
Is Marteka a boy or girl name?
Marteka is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Marteka?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around nineteen-ninety.