Recorded 1977–1998 Girls' name Peak 1978 106 births

Takeyla — girls' name

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.

1970s191980s521990s35
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Takeyla was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

12 babies were named Takeyla in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Takeyla

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Takeyla between 1977 and 1998, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Takeyla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Takeyla performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Takeyla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Takeyla 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 106 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.

Takeyla at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

106

Since 1977

22 years of records

Peak year

1978

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1977

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1998

Takeyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1977

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1978)
12
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
468101214 19981994199019881984198219801977 7

Takeyla by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
52 births that decade — 49% of Takeyla's all-time total
1970s191980s521990s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Takeyla?
106 babies have been named Takeyla since 1977. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1978 with 12 births.
When was Takeyla most popular?
Takeyla was most popular in the 1980s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Takeyla been used?
Takeyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 22 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Takeyla?
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, 1977–1998 (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.