Girls' name · since 1990
Takeyah
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 189 babies named Takeyah, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,427 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 189
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Takeyah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 189 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Takeyah recorded 189 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2011.
- #20,427 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 189 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takeyah ranks #20,427 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 189 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,427 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 189
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Takeyah's 189 recorded births place it above 71.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Takeyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Takeyah splits its recorded history at 1998: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Takeyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2011
- Peak year (1992)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Takeyah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (143 births, 76% of the file).
1990s was Takeyah's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Takeyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
143 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 143 births (76% of all-time use).
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- Takeyah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (143 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Takeyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1990–2011 (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 Takeyah 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.