Girls' name · since 1916
Takako
148 babies named Takako in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,938 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 148
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Takako sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 148 recorded since 1916.
Takako has 148 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1974.
- #22,938 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 148 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takako ranks #22,938 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 148 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,938 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 148
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Takako's 148 recorded births place it above 68.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Takako's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Takako's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Takako popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1974
- Peak year (1921)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Takako by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (76 births, 51% of the file).
1920s was Takako's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Takako births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 30
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
76 births
- 1930s
1930s
37 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 76 births (51% of all-time use).
Takako by state
Where Takako concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 5 | 3.4% |
12 of 148 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Takako's decade-level peak was the 1920s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Takakos (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Takako: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Takako draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.