Boys' name · since 1920
Takumi
504 babies named Takumi in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,869 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,323 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 504
- born since 1920
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Takumi is the #8323 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 504 recorded since 1920.
Takumi has 504 recorded births among boys since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8323 as of the latest data, more common than 40% 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 1920 to 2025.
- #7,869 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,323 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 504 born since 1920
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Takumi ranks #7,869 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,323 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 504 born since 1920, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,869 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,323 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 504
- born since 1920
- 2000s
- peak decade
Takumi's 504 recorded births place it above 82.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Takumi compares
504 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Takumi's all-time total is 37% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Takumi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 504 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Takumi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Takumi's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Takumi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Takumi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (183 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Takumi's strongest decade.
183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Takumi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
126 births
- 2000s
2000s
183 births
- 2010s
2010s
128 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 183 births (36% of all-time use).
How Takumi 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 Takumi's total volume
Takumi by state
Where Takumi concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 79 | 15.7% |
79 of 504 births nationwide.
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What to do with Takumi's data
- Takumi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (183 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Takumis (79 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Takumi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1920–2025 (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 Takumi 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.