Takara — #10451 US girls' name
1,466 babies named Takara in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 41% of names given to girls today.
32% of everyone ever named Takara was born in this single decade.
78 babies were named Takara in 1983 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Takara
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,466 babies named Takara between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Takara currently holds the #10451 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 78 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Takara performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 463 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Takara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Takara in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Takara 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 1,466 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.
Takara at a glance
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Current rank
Active since
Takara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974
- Peak year (1983)
- 78
- Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
Currently ranks #10451 among girls.
1,466 total births across 51 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1983 with 78 births in a single year.
Takara by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 463 births that decade — 32% of Takara's all-time total
Takara decade highlights
- Peak decade 463 births
- Runner-up 416 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Takara's strongest decade
463 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 32% of all-time use.
Takara by state
Where Takara concentrates geographically — total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 57 | 3.9% |
| #2 | California | | 47 | 3.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 37 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 35 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 28 | 1.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 27 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Texas | | 6 | 0.4% |
57 of 1,466 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Florida 3.9% of nationwide
- California 3.2% of nationwide
- New York 2.5% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.4% of nationwide
- Michigan 1.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 9 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 3.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Takara appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1974–2024 (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.