Recorded 1977–1997 Girls' name Peak 1982 163 births

Takelia — girls' name

163 babies named Takelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s1001990s35
1980s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Takelia was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

14 babies were named Takelia in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Takelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Takelia between 1977 and 1997, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Takelia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Takelia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Takelia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Takelia 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 163 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.

Takelia at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

163

Since 1977

21 years of records

Peak year

1982

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1977

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1997

Takelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1977

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1982)
14
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
46810121416 1997199319891986198319801977 10

Takelia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
100 births that decade — 61% of Takelia's all-time total
1970s281980s1001990s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Takelia?
163 babies have been named Takelia since 1977. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1982 with 14 births.
When was Takelia most popular?
Takelia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Takelia been used?
Takelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 21 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Takelia?
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, 1977–1997 (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.