Girls' name · since 1971
Takeya
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 640 babies named Takeya, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 640
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Takeya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 640 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takeya has been recorded 640 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2009.
- #10,104 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 640 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takeya ranks #10,104 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 640 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 640
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Takeya's 640 recorded births place it above 86.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Takeya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Takeya's full recorded timeline at 1990, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Takeya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2009
- Peak year (1993)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Takeya by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (250 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Takeya's strongest decade.
250 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Takeya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
106 births
- 1980s
1980s
250 births
- 1990s
1990s
215 births
- 2000s 69
2000s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 250 births (39% of all-time use).
How Takeya 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 Takeya's total volume
Takeya by state
Where Takeya concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 46 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.8% |
46 of 640 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Takeya's data
- Takeya's decade-level peak was the 1980s (250 total births); usage has since declined to 69 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Takeyas (46 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Takeya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1971–2009 (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 Takeya 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.