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Tineka
How to Pronounce Tineka
Pronounced tuh-NEE-kuh /təˈniː.kə/Medium
Meaning: Tineka is an American coinage in the family of Tanika, Tameka, and Shaneka, pairing a Ti-/Ta- opening with a -neka ending. It was built for its rhythmic sound rather than descending from a single older name.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Tineka is a coinage on the -eka/-ika pattern of Tanika, Tameka, and Shaneka, names that spread among African American families in the late 1960s and 1970s. It appears in United States records from the late 1960s and reached a small high around 1976.
A girl named Tineka then would be in her fifties now. It reads as a warm, of-its-era coinage and has not revived, though its bouncy three-beat sound keeps company with the whole Tameka family.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Tineka mean?
It is a coined name echoing Tanika and Tameka on the -eka pattern.
How do you pronounce Tineka?
It's said tuh-NEE-kuh /təˈniː.kə/, three syllables.
Is Tineka a boy or girl name?
Tineka is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Tineka?
It has always been rare, a coined name given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.