Girls' name · since 1974
Tikia
Tikia has 254 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,470 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 254
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tikia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 254 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tikia has been recorded 254 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2001.
- #17,470 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 254 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tikia ranks #17,470 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 254 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,470 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 254
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tikia's 254 recorded births place it above 75.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Tikia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tikia's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tikia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2001
- Peak year (1983)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Tikia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (113 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Tikia's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Tikia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
68 births
- 1980s
1980s
113 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 113 births (44% of all-time use).
Tikia by state
Where Tikia concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 6 | 2.4% |
6 of 254 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tikia's data
- Tikia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Tikias (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Tikia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1974–2001 (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 Tikia 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.