Recorded 1987–2001 Boys' name Peak 1988 145 births

Takuya — boys' name

145 babies named Takuya in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s251990s1062000s14
1990s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Takuya was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

15 babies were named Takuya in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Takuya

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Takuya between 1987 and 2001, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Takuya currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Takuya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Takuya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Takuya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Takuya 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 145 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.

Takuya at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

145

Since 1987

15 years of records

Peak year

1988

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1987

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2001

Takuya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1987

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1988)
15
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
46810121416 20011999199719951993199119881987 10

Takuya by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
106 births that decade — 73% of Takuya's all-time total
1980s251990s1062000s14

Takuya by state

Where Takuya concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Takuya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 6.9%
California share of Takuya's total US births 6.9%

10 of 145 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Takuya?
145 babies have been named Takuya since 1987. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1988 with 15 births.
When was Takuya most popular?
Takuya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Takuya most popular?
The top states for the name Takuya are California (10 births).
How long has the name Takuya been used?
Takuya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 15 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Takuya?
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, 1987–2001 (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.