US rank #2489 Unisex name Peak 1998 1,745 births

Takoda — #2489 US boys' name

1,745 babies named Takoda in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s3482000s6112010s5212020s265
#2489
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 83% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Takoda was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

104 babies were named Takoda in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Takoda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,745 babies named Takoda between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Takoda currently holds the #2489 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 104 babies received it in a single year. Takoda is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 129 additional births since 2000.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Takoda performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 611 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Takoda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 89 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Oregon. In total, SSA state-level files list Takoda in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Takoda 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 1,745 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.

Takoda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,745

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

1998

104 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,489

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Takoda popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
104
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
050100150 202420202016201220082004200019961993 7

Takoda popularity over time — girls

129 total births recorded since 2000 (Takoda as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 129 births
05101520 2024201820132009200520022000 7

Takoda by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
611 births that decade — 35% of Takoda's all-time total
1990s3482000s6112010s5212020s265

Takoda by state

Where Takoda concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Takoda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
89 5.1%
#2 Michigan
28 1.6%
#3 Oregon
27 1.5%
#4 North Carolina
22 1.3%
#5 Tennessee
22 1.3%
#6 Oklahoma
21 1.2%
#7 Pennsylvania
20 1.1%
#8 Texas
20 1.1%
California share of Takoda's total US births 5.1%
Even split

89 of 1,745 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Takoda appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Takoda?
1,745 babies have been named Takoda since 1993. It currently ranks #2489 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 104 births.
When was Takoda most popular?
Takoda was most popular in the 2000s decade with 611 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Takoda most popular?
The top states for the name Takoda are California (89 births), Michigan (28 births), Oregon (27 births).
Is Takoda a unisex name?
Yes, Takoda is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,745 births, and as a girl's name it has 129 births.
How long has the name Takoda been used?
Takoda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Takoda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Takashi, Takeo, Takeshi, Takumi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1993–2024 (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.