Girls' name · since 1979

Takeyia

35 babies named Takeyia in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#39,303 of 72,339
all-time among girls
35
born since 1979
1980s
peak decade

Takeyia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 35 have been recorded since 1979.

Takeyia has 35 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1993.

  • #39,303 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 35 born since 1979
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takeyia ranks #39,303 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.

#39,303 of 72,339
all-time among girls
35
born since 1979
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Takeyia's 35 recorded births place it above 45.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Takeyia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Takeyia's full recorded timeline at 1987, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Takeyia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1993

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1982)
8
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
456789 197919811982198719881993 5

Takeyia by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (24 births, 69% of the file).

1980s was Takeyia's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Takeyia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 24 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Takeyia?
Takeyia has been given to 35 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #39,303 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1993. 8 babies were born in 1982, its single highest year.
Where does Takeyia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takeyia ranks #39,303 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Takeyia most popular?
Takeyia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Takeyia been used?
Takeyia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 15 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Takeyia?
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.

What to do with Takeyia's data

  • Takeyia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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.

Keep exploring Takeyia

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Takeyia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1979–1993 (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 Takeyia 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.