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Tremeka

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Pronounced truh-MEE-kuh /trəˈmiː.kə/Medium

Meaning: Tremeka is a coined name pairing the Tre- prefix with a Meka element, in the family of Tameka, Shameka, and Lameka. It has no single traditional root; it belongs to a wave of mid-century and later African-American names built around the popular -meka sound.Low

In 30 seconds: Tremeka joins the Tre- prefix with Meka, in the Tameka family. It stayed rare, peaking around 1975 (said truh-MEE-kuh).
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MeaningTremeka is a coined name pairing the Tre- prefix with a Meka element, in the family of Tameka, Shameka, and Lameka. It has no single traditional root; it belongs to a wave of mid-century and later African-American names built around the popular -meka sound.
U.S. rank (1990)#11340 ↘ Falling
1990 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1975
Total births (all-time)≈ 100

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197519721990

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

Tremeka is an invented African-American name, joining the Tre- opening to the -meka ending shared with Tameka, Shameka, and Lameka. It is part of a broad fashion for flowing, personalized names built from stylish prefixes and endings. Its meaning rests in these parts rather than one root, and we trace it honestly to that -meka family.

Tremeka was always rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1975, and it faded through the following decades. A woman named Tremeka then is in her early fifties today.

Did you know? Tremeka belongs to the same -meka family as Tameka and Shameka, a group of coined girls' names popular from the nineteen-seventies onward.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Tremeka — Tre- + Meka coinage; Tameka/Shameka family

Variations

TamekaShamekaTremika

Nicknames

MekaTreMika

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Tameka— a close cousin in the -meka family
Shameka— shares the -meka ending and style
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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tremeka mean?

It joins the Tre- prefix with a Meka element, in the Tameka family, without one fixed traditional meaning.

How do you pronounce Tremeka?

It is said truh-MEE-kuh /trəˈmiː.kə/, three syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Tremeka a boy or girl name?

Tremeka is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Tremeka?

It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-seventies.

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