Recorded 1975–1981 Girls' name Peak 1981 43 births

Taketa — girls' name

43 babies named Taketa in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s15
1970s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Taketa was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

10 babies were named Taketa in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taketa

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Taketa between 1975 and 1981, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taketa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taketa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Taketa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taketa 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 43 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.

Taketa at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

43

Since 1975

7 years of records

Peak year

1981

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1975

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1981

Taketa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1975

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1981)
10
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4681012 1981198019791978197719761975 5

Taketa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
28 births that decade — 65% of Taketa's all-time total
1970s281980s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taketa?
43 babies have been named Taketa since 1975. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1981 with 10 births.
When was Taketa most popular?
Taketa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Taketa been used?
Taketa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 7 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Taketa?
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, 1975–1981 (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.