Girls' name · since 1971
Takiyah
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 1,973 babies named Takiyah, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,746 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,278 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,973
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Takiyah is the #10278 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,973 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Takiyah recorded 1,973 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #10278 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #4,746 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,278 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,973 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takiyah ranks #4,746 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,278 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,973 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,746 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,278 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,973
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Takiyah's 1,973 recorded births place it above 93.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Takiyah compares
1,973 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Takiyah's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Takiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,973 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 21 | 19,840 |
Takiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Takiyah's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 88, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Takiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Takiyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (647 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Takiyah's strongest decade.
647 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Takiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
355 births
- 1980s
1980s
367 births
- 1990s 257
1990s
257 births
- 2000s
2000s
647 births
- 2010s
2010s
292 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 647 births (33% of all-time use).
How Takiyah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Takiyah's total volume
Takiyah by state
Where Takiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 130 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 78 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 59 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 43 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 43 | 2.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 37 | 1.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 33 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 28 | 1.4% |
130 of 1,973 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Takiyah appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Takiyah's data
- Takiyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (647 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Takiyahs (130 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Takiyah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Takiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Takiyah 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.