Girls' name · since 1970
Takeisha
Takeisha has 1,050 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,262 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,050
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Takeisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,050 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takeisha has been recorded 1,050 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2002.
- #7,262 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,050 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takeisha ranks #7,262 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,050 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,262 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,050
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Takeisha's 1,050 recorded births place it above 89.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Takeisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Takeisha splits its recorded history at 1987: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Takeisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2002
- Peak year (1979)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Takeisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (459 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Takeisha's strongest decade.
459 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Takeisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
322 births
- 1980s
1980s
459 births
- 1990s
1990s
244 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 459 births (44% of all-time use).
How Takeisha 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 Takeisha's total volume
Takeisha by state
Where Takeisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 48 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 40 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 37 | 3.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 26 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 19 | 1.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.6% |
48 of 1,050 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Takeisha appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- Takeisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (459 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Takeishas (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Takeisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1970–2002 (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 Takeisha 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.