Girls' name · since 1977
Takeyla
106 babies named Takeyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Takeyla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 106 have been recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takeyla has been recorded 106 times among girls since 1977, 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 1977 to 1998.
- #26,535 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 106 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takeyla ranks #26,535 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Takeyla's 106 recorded births place it above 63.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Takeyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Takeyla's full recorded timeline at 1986, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Takeyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1998
- Peak year (1978)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Takeyla by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (52 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Takeyla's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Takeyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 52 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Takeyla's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (52 total births) through the 1990s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Takeyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1977–1998 (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 Takeyla 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.