Unisex name · since 1994

Takaya

Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 78 babies named Takaya, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#29,969 of 72,339
all-time among girls
78
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade

Takaya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 78 recorded since 1994.

Takaya has 78 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2009.

  • #29,969 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 78 born since 1994
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takaya ranks #29,969 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 78 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.

#29,969 of 72,339
all-time among girls
78
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Takaya's 78 recorded births place it above 58.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Takaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Takaya's full recorded timeline at 2003, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Takaya popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2002)
12
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
468101214 19941995199620002002200320042005200620082009 5

Takaya popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 2005 (Takaya as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2005 5

Takaya by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (60 births, 77% of the file).

2000s was Takaya's strongest decade.

60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.

Takaya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 60 births (77% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Takaya? ▼
Since 1994, Social Security records show 78 babies named Takaya. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #29,969 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2009. Its busiest year on record was 2002, with 12 births.
Where does Takaya sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takaya ranks #29,969 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Takaya most popular? ▼
Takaya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Is Takaya a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Takaya is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 78 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Takaya been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Takaya since 1994 -- 16 years through the most recent 2009 data.
What names are similar to Takaya? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Takisha, Takiyah, Takia, Takara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Takaya

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Takaya

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Takia Girl
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#15345 1,471 births
Takeisha Girl
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Takaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1994–2009 (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 Takaya 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.