Recorded 1973–1997 Girls' name Peak 1978 95 births

Takima — girls' name

95 babies named Takima in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s461980s311990s18
1970s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Takima was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

9 babies were named Takima in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Takima

The Social Security Administration has registered 95 babies named Takima between 1973 and 1997, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Takima currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Takima performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Takima shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Takima in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Takima 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 95 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.

Takima at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

95

Since 1973

25 years of records

Peak year

1978

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1973

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1997

Takima popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1973

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1978)
9
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
45678910 19971990198719841979197719751973 5

Takima by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
46 births that decade — 48% of Takima's all-time total
1970s461980s311990s18

Takima by state

Where Takima concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Takima
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 10.5%
New York share of Takima's total US births 10.5%

10 of 95 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Takima?
95 babies have been named Takima since 1973. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1978 with 9 births.
When was Takima most popular?
Takima was most popular in the 1970s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Takima most popular?
The top states for the name Takima are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Takima been used?
Takima has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 25 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Takima?
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, 1973–1997 (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.