Girls' name · since 1974
Takenya
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.
- #16,342 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 286
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Takenya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 286 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takenya has been recorded 286 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2006.
- #16,342 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 286 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takenya ranks #16,342 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 286 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,342 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 286
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Takenya's 286 recorded births place it above 77.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Takenya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Takenya's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Takenya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2006
- Peak year (1978)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Takenya by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (91 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Takenya's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Takenya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
91 births
- 1980s
1980s
82 births
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 91 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Takenya's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (91 total births) through the 2000s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Takenya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
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, 1974–2006 (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 Takenya 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.