Recorded 1982–1994 Girls' name Peak 1982 18 births

Tikara — girls' name

18 babies named Tikara in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s6

The verdict

18 girls have been named Tikara since 1982, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1994.

18
total births
1982–1994
years on record
1980s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Tikara was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tikara in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tikara

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Tikara between 1982 and 1994, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tikara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tikara performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tikara shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tikara 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 18 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.

Tikara at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

18

Since 1982

13 years of records

Peak year

1982

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1982

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1994

Tikara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1982

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1982)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199419891982 7

Tikara by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 67% of Tikara's all-time total
1980s121990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tikara?
18 babies have been named Tikara since 1982. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1982 with 7 births.
When was Tikara most popular?
Tikara was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Tikara been used?
Tikara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 13 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Tikara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tiki, Tika, Tikisha, Tikia, 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, 1982–1994 (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.