Recorded 1978–2021 Girls' name Peak 1998 978 births

Takira — girls' name

978 babies named Takira in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s1191990s3392000s4062010s962020s12
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Takira was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

60 babies were named Takira in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Takira

The Social Security Administration has registered 978 babies named Takira between 1978 and 2021, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Takira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Takira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 406 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Takira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Takira in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Takira 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 978 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.

Takira at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

978

Since 1978

44 years of records

Peak year

1998

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1978

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2021

Takira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1978

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1998)
60
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
020406080 202120142009200419991994198919841978 6

Takira by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
406 births that decade — 42% of Takira's all-time total
1970s61980s1191990s3392000s4062010s962020s12

Takira by state

Where Takira concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Takira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
38 3.9%
#2 Mississippi
19 1.9%
#3 Florida
17 1.7%
#4 Alabama
16 1.6%
#5 North Carolina
14 1.4%
#6 Texas
11 1.1%
#7 Virginia
11 1.1%
#8 New York
9 0.9%
Georgia share of Takira's total US births 3.9%
Even split

38 of 978 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Takira appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Takira?
978 babies have been named Takira since 1978. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1998 with 60 births.
When was Takira most popular?
Takira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 406 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Takira most popular?
The top states for the name Takira are Georgia (38 births), Mississippi (19 births), Florida (17 births).
How long has the name Takira been used?
Takira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 44 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Takira?
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, 1978–2021 (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.