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Tameca

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Pronounced tuh-MEE-kuh /təˈmiː.kə/Medium

Meaning: Tameca is a phonetic spelling of Tameka or Tamika, part of a family of coined African American names built for a bright three-syllable sound. It carries no inherited dictionary meaning; the -eca spelling simply fixes the pronunciation on the page.Low

In 30 seconds: Tameca is a spelling of Tameka, a coined African American name of the sixties and seventies. It crested in the mid nineteen-seventies.

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Origin MediumAmerican

MeaningTameca is a phonetic spelling of Tameka or Tamika, part of a family of coined African American names built for a bright three-syllable sound. It carries no inherited dictionary meaning; the -eca spelling simply fixes the pronunciation on the page.

U.S. rank (1994)#15519 ↘ Falling

1994 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1976

Total births (all-time)≈ 697

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

Tameca is a variant of Tameka and Tamika, coined names that spread among African American families from the nineteen-sixties. With no fixed spelling, parents wrote the sound many ways, and the -eca form is one of them. The appeal was a fresh, musical name, not an old root.

This spelling reached its peak around 1976 before the wider Tameka family faded in the eighties. A woman named Tameca at the peak is now about fifty. It stays tied to its era and has not revived; Mecca and Tami both work as short forms.

Did you know? Tameca is one of at least a half-dozen written forms of the same coined name — Tameka, Tamika, Tomeka, Tameca — a sign of how families spelled a purely spoken creation however they pleased; it peaked around 1976.

Overall data confidence 58%

References — Tameca — Variant of Tameka/Tamika, coined African American name; SSA peak 1976

Variations

TamekaTamikaTomeka

Nicknames

MekaTami

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tameca mean?

Tameca is a spelling of Tameka, a coined African American name valued for its sound rather than a single inherited meaning.

How do you pronounce Tameca?

It's said tuh-MEE-kuh /təˈmiː.kə/ — three syllables, stress in the middle.

Is Tameca a boy or girl name?

Tameca is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Tameca?

Tameca was an uncommon spelling that crested in the mid nineteen-seventies and has been rare since.