Recorded 1984–2010 Boys' name Peak 1991 37 births

Taku — boys' name

37 babies named Taku in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s212000s52010s6
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Taku was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

6 babies were named Taku in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taku

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Taku between 1984 and 2010, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taku currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taku performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Taku shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taku 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 37 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.

Taku at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

37

Since 1984

27 years of records

Peak year

1991

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1984

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2010

Taku popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1984

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1991)
6
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.5 2010200219981994199219911984 5

Taku by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 57% of Taku's all-time total
1980s51990s212000s52010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taku?
37 babies have been named Taku since 1984. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1991 with 6 births.
When was Taku most popular?
Taku was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Taku been used?
Taku has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 27 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Taku?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Takoda, Takashi, Takeo, Takeshi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1984–2010 (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.