Recorded 1974–2006 Girls' name Peak 1978 286 births

Takenya — girls' name

286 babies named Takenya in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s911980s821990s662000s47
1970s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Takenya was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

20 babies were named Takenya in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Takenya

The Social Security Administration has registered 286 babies named Takenya between 1974 and 2006, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Takenya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Takenya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Takenya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Takenya 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 286 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.

Takenya at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

286

Since 1974

33 years of records

Peak year

1978

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1974

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2006

Takenya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1974

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1978)
20
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0510152025 20062002199819931985198119771974 13

Takenya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
91 births that decade — 32% of Takenya's all-time total
1970s911980s821990s662000s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Takenya?
286 babies have been named Takenya since 1974. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1978 with 20 births.
When was Takenya most popular?
Takenya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Takenya been used?
Takenya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 33 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Takenya?
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, 1974–2006 (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.