UK girl's name
Thandeka
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2015. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Thandeka is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Thandeka popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2015 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5730, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2005, with 9 births.
This profile covers 44 England and Wales registrations across 10 recorded years from 2003 to 2015. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 33% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 44 living people in the UK are called Thandeka. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2016 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Thandeka ranked #5730 for girls in England and Wales in 2015, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2005, when 9 girls were registered as Thandeka.
- • About 44 living people in the UK are estimated to have Thandeka as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5730
2015
Births in 2015
3
Latest year
Peak year
2005
9 births
Estimated living
44
2026
Popularity
Thandeka over time
The chart below shows babies named Thandeka registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2003 to 2015. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Thandeka, the clearest high point is 2005. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2015, compared with 9 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Thandeka by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Thandeka was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5068 | 15 | 4 |
| 2000s | #3940 | 29 | 6 |
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FAQ
Thandeka: questions and answers
How popular is the name Thandeka in the UK right now?
In 2015, Thandeka was ranked #5730 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Thandeka most popular?
The peak year on record was 2005, with 9 babies registered as Thandeka in England and Wales.
How many people are called Thandeka in the UK?
A total of 44 babies have been registered as Thandeka across the 10 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.