Taneka is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.
Taneka is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2012. Taneka was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 1982 (106 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | #19,253 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | #14,369 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #18,539 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #13,709 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #8,145 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | #7,535 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #11,265 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | #6,689 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #9,727 |
| 1996 | 16 | — | #6,036 |
| 1995 | 24 | — | #4,337 |
| 1994 | 19 | — | #5,225 |
| 1993 | 34 | — | #3,346 |
| 1992 | 37 | — | #3,137 |
| 1991 | 43 | — | #2,784 |
| 1990 | 53 | — | #2,371 |
| 1989 | 48 | — | #2,440 |
| 1988 | 40 | — | #2,692 |
| 1987 | 41 | — | #2,524 |
| 1986 | 50 | — | #2,146 |
| 1985 | 59 | — | #1,902 |
| 1984 | 64 | — | #1,725 |
| 1983 | 84 | — | #1,409 |
| 1982 | 106 | — | #1,242 |
| 1981 | 57 | — | #1,907 |
| 1980 | 90 | — | #1,394 |
| 1979 | 81 | — | #1,480 |
| 1978 | 96 | — | #1,279 |
| 1977 | 91 | — | #1,294 |
| 1976 | 82 | — | #1,329 |
| 1975 | 76 | — | #1,402 |
| 1974 | 56 | — | #1,664 |
| 1973 | 44 | — | #1,909 |
| 1972 | 22 | — | #3,047 |
| 1971 | 12 | — | #4,782 |
| 1970 | 11 | — | #5,026 |