Girls' name · since 1974
Takia
Takia has 1,962 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,758 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,962
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Takia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,962 have been recorded since 1974.
Takia has 1,962 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2019.
- #4,758 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,962 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takia ranks #4,758 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,962 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,758 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,962
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Takia's 1,962 recorded births place it above 93.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Takia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Takia's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 86, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Takia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2019
- Peak year (1997)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Takia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (658 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Takia's strongest decade.
658 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Takia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 252
1970s
252 births
- 1980s
1980s
655 births
- 1990s
1990s
658 births
- 2000s
2000s
346 births
- 2010s 51
2010s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 658 births (34% of all-time use).
How Takia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Takia's total volume
Takia by state
Where Takia concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| 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% |
122 of 1,962 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Takia appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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- Takia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (658 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Takias (122 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Takia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
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, 1974–2019 (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 Takia 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.