Recorded 1974–2000 Girls' name Peak 1977 269 births

Takela — girls' name

269 babies named Takela in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s741980s1341990s552000s6
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Takela was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

17 babies were named Takela in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Takela

The Social Security Administration has registered 269 babies named Takela between 1974 and 2000, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Takela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Takela performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Takela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Takela 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 269 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.

Takela at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

269

Since 1974

27 years of records

Peak year

1977

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1974

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2000

Takela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1974

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1977)
17
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 200019931990198719841981197819751974 6

Takela by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
134 births that decade — 50% of Takela's all-time total
1970s741980s1341990s552000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Takela?
269 babies have been named Takela since 1974. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1977 with 17 births.
When was Takela most popular?
Takela was most popular in the 1980s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Takela been used?
Takela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 27 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Takela?
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.

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, 1974–2000 (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.