Girls' name · since 1966
Tika
348 babies named Tika in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 348
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 348 recorded since 1966.
Tika has 348 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2001.
- #14,695 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 348 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tika ranks #14,695 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 348 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,695 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 348
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tika's 348 recorded births place it above 79.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tika's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2001
- Peak year (1975)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Tika by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (154 births, 44% of the file).
1970s was Tika's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Tika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
154 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 154 births (44% of all-time use).
Tika by state
Where Tika concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 348 births nationwide.
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- Tika's decade-level peak was the 1970s (154 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tikas (5 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 Tika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1966–2001 (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 Tika 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.