Recorded 1974–2001 Girls' name Peak 1983 254 births

Tikia — girls' name

254 babies named Tikia in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s681980s1131990s592000s14
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Tikia was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

22 babies were named Tikia in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tikia

The Social Security Administration has registered 254 babies named Tikia between 1974 and 2001, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tikia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tikia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tikia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tikia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tikia 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 254 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.

Tikia at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

254

Since 1974

28 years of records

Peak year

1983

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1974

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2001

Tikia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1974

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1983)
22
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 200119961992198919851982197919761974 8

Tikia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
113 births that decade — 44% of Tikia's all-time total
1970s681980s1131990s592000s14

Tikia by state

Where Tikia concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tikia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
6 2.4%
Illinois share of Tikia's total US births 2.4%

6 of 254 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tikia?
254 babies have been named Tikia since 1974. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1983 with 22 births.
When was Tikia most popular?
Tikia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Tikia most popular?
The top states for the name Tikia are Illinois (6 births).
How long has the name Tikia been used?
Tikia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 28 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Tikia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tiki, Tika, Tikisha, Tikesha, 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, 1974–2001 (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.