Recorded 1974–1996 Girls' name Peak 1978 182 births

Takiesha — girls' name

182 babies named Takiesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s751980s711990s36
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Takiesha was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

22 babies were named Takiesha in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Takiesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Takiesha between 1974 and 1996, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Takiesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Takiesha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Takiesha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Takiesha 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 182 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.

Takiesha at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

182

Since 1974

23 years of records

Peak year

1978

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1974

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1996

Takiesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1974

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1978)
22
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
0510152025 1996199119861982197919751974 7

Takiesha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
75 births that decade — 41% of Takiesha's all-time total
1970s751980s711990s36

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Takiesha?
182 babies have been named Takiesha since 1974. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1978 with 22 births.
When was Takiesha most popular?
Takiesha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Takiesha been used?
Takiesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 23 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Takiesha?
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, 1974–1996 (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.