Girls' name · since 1974
Takiesha
Takiesha has 182 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,809 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 182
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Takiesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 182 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Takiesha recorded 182 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1996.
- #20,809 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 182 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takiesha ranks #20,809 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 182 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,809 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 182
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Takiesha's 182 recorded births place it above 71.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Takiesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Takiesha's full recorded timeline at 1983, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Takiesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1996
- Peak year (1978)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Takiesha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (75 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Takiesha's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Takiesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
71 births
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 75 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Takiesha's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (75 total births) through the 1990s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Takiesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1974–1996 (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 Takiesha 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.