Unisex name · since 1993
Takoda
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 1,790 babies named Takoda, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,539 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,865 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,790
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Takoda currently ranks #2865 among unisex names in America, with 1,790 babies recorded since 1993.
Takoda has 1,790 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2865 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #3,539 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,865 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,790 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takoda ranks #3,539 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,865 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,790 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,539 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,865 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,790
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Takoda's 1,790 recorded births place it above 92.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Takoda compares
1,790 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Takoda's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Takoda | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,790 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 104 | 34 | 22,252 |
Takoda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Takoda's full recorded timeline at 2009, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 104 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Takoda popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Takoda popularity over time - girls
129 total births recorded since 2000 (Takoda as girls' name)
Takoda by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (611 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Takoda's strongest decade.
611 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Takoda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
348 births
- 2000s
2000s
611 births
- 2010s
2010s
521 births
- 2020s
2020s
310 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 611 births (34% of all-time use).
How Takoda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Takoda's total volume
Takoda by state
Where Takoda concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 89 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 28 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 28 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Oregon | | 27 | 1.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 20 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Texas | | 20 | 1.1% |
89 of 1,790 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Takoda appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Takoda's data
- Takoda's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (611 total births) through the 2020s (310) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Takodas (89 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Takoda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Takoda 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.