Girls' name · since 1974
Takela
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 269 babies named Takela, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,900 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 269
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Takela sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 269 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Takela recorded 269 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2000.
- #16,900 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 269 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takela ranks #16,900 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 269 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,900 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 269
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Takela's 269 recorded births place it above 76.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Takela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Takela's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Takela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2000
- Peak year (1977)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Takela by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (134 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Takela's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Takela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
74 births
- 1980s
1980s
134 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 134 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Takela's decade-level peak was the 1980s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Takela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~26 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, 1974–2000 (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 Takela 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.