Girls' name · since 1971
Takesha
977 babies named Takesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 977
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Takesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 977 recorded since 1971.
Takesha has 977 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1999.
- #7,645 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 977 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takesha ranks #7,645 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 977 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 977
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Takesha's 977 recorded births place it above 89.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Takesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Takesha splits its recorded history at 1985: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 80 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Takesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1999
- Peak year (1979)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Takesha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (439 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Takesha's strongest decade.
439 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Takesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
439 births
- 1980s
1980s
410 births
- 1990s 128
1990s
128 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 439 births (45% of all-time use).
How Takesha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Takesha's total volume
Takesha by state
Where Takesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 48 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 45 | 4.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 32 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 26 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 25 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 23 | 2.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.7% |
| #8 | California | | 16 | 1.6% |
48 of 977 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Takesha appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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- Takesha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (439 total births); usage has since declined to 128 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Takeshas (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Takesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1971–1999 (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 Takesha 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.