Recorded 1983–2015 Girls' name Peak 2005 560 births

Takyra — girls' name

560 babies named Takyra in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s371990s1562000s2992010s68
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Takyra was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

43 babies were named Takyra in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Takyra

The Social Security Administration has registered 560 babies named Takyra between 1983 and 2015, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Takyra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Takyra performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 299 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Takyra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Takyra in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Takyra 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 560 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.

Takyra at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

560

Since 1983

33 years of records

Peak year

2005

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1983

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2015

Takyra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1983

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2005)
43
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
01020304050 201520112007200319991995199119861983 9

Takyra by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
299 births that decade — 53% of Takyra's all-time total
1980s371990s1562000s2992010s68

Takyra by state

Where Takyra concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Takyra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
33 5.9%
#2 Texas
11 2.0%
#3 Mississippi
10 1.8%
#4 Florida
5 0.9%
Illinois share of Takyra's total US births 5.9%
Even split

33 of 560 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Takyra?
560 babies have been named Takyra since 1983. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2005 with 43 births.
When was Takyra most popular?
Takyra was most popular in the 2000s decade with 299 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Takyra most popular?
The top states for the name Takyra are Illinois (33 births), Texas (11 births), Mississippi (10 births).
How long has the name Takyra been used?
Takyra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 33 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Takyra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Takisha, Takiyah, Takia, Takara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1983–2015 (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.