Unisex name · since 1960
Tiki
Tiki has 356 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,520 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 356
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
356 girls have been named Tiki since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tiki recorded 356 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1990.
- #14,520 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 356 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tiki ranks #14,520 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 356 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,520 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 356
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tiki's 356 recorded births place it above 79.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Tiki's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tiki's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tiki popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1990
- Peak year (1975)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1990.
356 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1975 with 32 births in a single year.
Tiki popularity over time - boys
23 total births recorded since 2003 (Tiki as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Tiki accounts for 6% of total recorded use across both genders.
Tiki by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (209 births, 59% of the file).
1970s was Tiki's strongest decade.
209 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Tiki births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
96 births
- 1970s
1970s
209 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 209 births (59% of all-time use).
Tiki decade highlights
- Peak decade 209 births
- Runner-up 96 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Tiki by state
Where Tiki concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 11 | 3.1% |
11 of 356 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Florida 3.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 3.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Tiki's data
- Tiki's decade-level peak was the 1970s (209 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Tikis (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tiki: 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 (~30 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, 1960–1990 (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 Tiki 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.
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