Recorded 1974–2019 Girls' name Peak 1997 1,962 births

Takia — girls' name

1,962 babies named Takia in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s2521980s6551990s6582000s3462010s51
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Takia was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

86 babies were named Takia in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Takia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,962 babies named Takia between 1974 and 2019, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Takia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 86 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Takia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 658 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Takia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 122 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Takia in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Takia 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 1,962 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.

Takia at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

1,962

Since 1974

46 years of records

Peak year

1997

86 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1974

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2019

Takia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1974

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1997)
86
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Takia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
658 births that decade — 34% of Takia's all-time total
1970s2521980s6551990s6582000s3462010s51

Takia by state

Where Takia concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Takia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
122 6.2%
#2 Florida
96 4.9%
#3 Maryland
86 4.4%
#4 Illinois
78 4.0%
#5 Pennsylvania
64 3.3%
#6 New Jersey
60 3.1%
#7 North Carolina
56 2.9%
#8 District of Columbia
29 1.5%
New York share of Takia's total US births 6.2%
Even split

122 of 1,962 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Takia appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Takia?
1,962 babies have been named Takia since 1974. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1997 with 86 births.
When was Takia most popular?
Takia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 658 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Takia most popular?
The top states for the name Takia are New York (122 births), Florida (96 births), Maryland (86 births).
How long has the name Takia been used?
Takia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 46 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Takia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Takisha, Takiyah, Takara, Takeisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1974–2019 (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.