Recorded 1985–2016 Boys' name Peak 1991 104 births

Takahiro — boys' name

104 babies named Takahiro in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s872000s52010s5
1990s
Peak decade

84% of everyone ever named Takahiro was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

13 babies were named Takahiro in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Takahiro

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Takahiro between 1985 and 2016, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Takahiro currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Takahiro performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Takahiro shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Takahiro in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Takahiro in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 104 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Takahiro at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

104

Since 1985

32 years of records

Peak year

1991

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1985

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2016

Takahiro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1985

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1991)
13
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
468101214 2016199919971995199319911985 7

Takahiro by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
87 births that decade — 84% of Takahiro's all-time total
1980s71990s872000s52010s5

Takahiro by state

Where Takahiro concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Takahiro
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 5.8%
#2 California
5 4.8%
New York share of Takahiro's total US births 5.8%
Even split

6 of 104 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Takahiro?
104 babies have been named Takahiro since 1985. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1991 with 13 births.
When was Takahiro most popular?
Takahiro was most popular in the 1990s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Takahiro most popular?
The top states for the name Takahiro are New York (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Takahiro been used?
Takahiro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 32 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Takahiro?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Takoda, Takashi, Takeo, Takeshi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.