Boys' name · since 1913
Takashi
Takashi has 862 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,641 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 862
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Takashi is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 862 have been recorded since 1913.
Takashi has 862 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1913 to 2024.
- #5,641 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 862 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takashi ranks #5,641 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 862 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,641 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 862
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Takashi's 862 recorded births place it above 87.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Takashi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Takashi's full recorded timeline at 1980, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Takashi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2024
- Peak year (1925)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Takashi by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (300 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Takashi's strongest decade.
300 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Takashi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 107
1910s
107 births
- 1920s
1920s
300 births
- 1930s 89
1930s
89 births
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 97
1980s
97 births
- 1990s 91
1990s
91 births
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
- 2010s 40
2010s
40 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 300 births (35% of all-time use).
How Takashi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Takashi's total volume
Takashi by state
Where Takashi concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 220 | 25.5% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 210 | 24.4% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 0.6% |
220 of 862 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Takashi's data
- Takashi's decade-level peak was the 1920s (300 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Takashis (220 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Takashi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1913–2024 (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 Takashi 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.