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Taneika
How to Pronounce Taneika
Pronounced tuh-NEE-kuh /təˈniː.kə/Medium
Meaning: Taneika is a modern American coinage and respelling in the Tanika and Taneka family, built from the Ta- prefix and a bright -eika sound. It was made for its rhythm rather than inherited from an older name.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
Taneika is an American coinage in the Tanika and Taneka family, joining the Ta- prefix to a bright -eika middle. These names spread among Black American parents through the 1970s and 1980s, each spelling a small act of individuality. Taneika first appears in United States birth records around 1973 and touched a small high around 1982.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak, and faded by the mid-1990s. A Taneika from that high would be in her forties today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Taneika mean?
It is a spelling in the Tanika and Taneka family, built from the Ta- prefix, valued for its sound.
How do you pronounce Taneika?
It's said tuh-NEE-kuh /təˈniː.kə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Taneika a boy or girl name?
Taneika is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Taneika?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-eighties.