Recorded 1974–1996 Girls' name Peak 1979 89 births

Takina — girls' name

89 babies named Takina in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s351980s411990s13
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Takina was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

10 babies were named Takina in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Takina

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Takina between 1974 and 1996, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Takina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Takina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Takina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Takina 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 89 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.

Takina at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

89

Since 1974

23 years of records

Peak year

1979

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1974

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1996

Takina popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1979)
10
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4681012 1996198619831981197919771974 6

Takina by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
41 births that decade — 46% of Takina's all-time total
1970s351980s411990s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Takina?
89 babies have been named Takina since 1974. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1979 with 10 births.
When was Takina most popular?
Takina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Takina been used?
Takina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 23 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Takina?
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.