Girls' name · since 1984

Takiah

Takiah has 107 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#26,430 of 72,339
all-time among girls
107
born since 1984
2000s
peak decade

Takiah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 107 recorded since 1984.

Takiah has 107 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2012.

  • #26,430 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 107 born since 1984
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takiah ranks #26,430 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 107 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.

#26,430 of 72,339
all-time among girls
107
born since 1984
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Takiah's 107 recorded births place it above 63.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Takiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Takiah's full recorded timeline at 2005, 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 1984, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Takiah popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2002)
13
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
468101214 19842000200220042006200820112012 6

Takiah by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (71 births, 66% of the file).

2000s was Takiah's strongest decade.

71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.

Takiah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 71 births (66% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Takiah? ▼
Takiah has been given to 107 babies in the U.S. since 1984, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #26,430 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2012. 13 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
Where does Takiah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takiah ranks #26,430 of 72,339 girls' 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 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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Takiah since 1984 -- 29 years through the most recent 2012 data.
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.

What to do with Takiah's data

  • Takiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (71 total births) through the 2010s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Takiah

Nearby Names Like Takiah

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Takiah

Takisha Girl
2,058 births
Takiyah Girl
#10278 1,973 births
Takia Girl
1,962 births
Takara Girl
#15345 1,471 births
Takeisha Girl
1,050 births

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Names with a similar number of total births

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107 births · Peak 1923
Marg
107 births · Peak 1918
Maclovia
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Lurie
107 births · Peak 1926
Kiyo
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Takiah: 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, 1984–2012 (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 Takiah 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.