Unisex name · since 1972

Taki

Taki has 50 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#22,237 of 45,481
all-time among boys
50
born since 1972
2000s
peak decade

Taki sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 50 recorded since 1972.

Social Security Administration records show Taki recorded 50 times among boys since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2009.

  • #22,237 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 50 born since 1972
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taki ranks #22,237 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.

#22,237 of 45,481
all-time among boys
50
born since 1972
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Taki's 50 recorded births place it above 51.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Taki's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Taki's full recorded timeline at 2004, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Taki popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2005)
11
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
4681012 19721977199520012004200520072009 5

Taki popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 1982 (Taki as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1982 5

Taki by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (32 births, 64% of the file).

2000s was Taki's strongest decade.

32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Taki births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 32 births (64% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taki? ▼
Since 1972, Social Security records show 50 babies named Taki. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #22,237 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2009. Its busiest year on record was 2005, with 11 births.
Where does Taki sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taki ranks #22,237 of 45,481 boys' 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 Taki most popular? ▼
Taki was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Is Taki a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Taki is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 50 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Taki been used? ▼
Taki has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 38 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Taki? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Takoda, Takashi, Takeo, Takeshi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Taki

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Two nationwide peer axes for Taki: 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, 1972–2009 (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 Taki 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.