Girls' name · since 1974
Takara
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 1,471 babies named Takara, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,771 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,345 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,471
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Takara currently ranks #15345 among girls' names in America, with 1,471 babies recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Takara recorded 1,471 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #15345 nationally today, ahead of 11% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #5,771 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,345 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,471 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takara ranks #5,771 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,345 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,471 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,771 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,345 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,471
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Takara's 1,471 recorded births place it above 92.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Takara compares
1,471 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Takara's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Takara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,471 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Takara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Takara's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 78, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Takara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Takara by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (463 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Takara's strongest decade.
463 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Takara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s
1980s
463 births
- 1990s
1990s
416 births
- 2000s
2000s
348 births
- 2010s 164
2010s
164 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 463 births (31% of all-time use).
How Takara compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Takara's total volume
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 1,471 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Takara appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Takara's data
- Takara's decade-level peak was the 1980s (463 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Takaras (57 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Takara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Takara 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.