Recorded 1984–2012 Girls' name Peak 2002 107 births

Takiah — girls' name

107 babies named Takiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s62000s712010s24
2000s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Takiah was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

13 babies were named Takiah in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Takiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Takiah between 1984 and 2012, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Takiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Takiah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Takiah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Takiah 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 107 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.

Takiah at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

107

Since 1984

29 years of records

Peak year

2002

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1984

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2012

Takiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1984

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2002)
13
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
468101214 20122010200720052003200119991984 6

Takiah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
71 births that decade — 66% of Takiah's all-time total
1980s61990s62000s712010s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Takiah?
107 babies have been named Takiah since 1984. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2002 with 13 births.
When was Takiah most popular?
Takiah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Takiah been used?
Takiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 29 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Takiah?
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, 1984–2012 (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.