Girls' name · since 1991
Takala
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 60 babies named Takala, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,940 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
60 girls have been named Takala since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takala has been recorded 60 times among girls since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2007.
- #32,940 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 60 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takala ranks #32,940 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,940 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 60
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Takala's 60 recorded births place it above 54.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Takala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Takala's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Takala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2007
- Peak year (2001)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Takala by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (31 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Takala's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Takala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 31 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Takala's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2000s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Takala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1991–2007 (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 Takala 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.