How Many People Are Named Takara?

An estimated 1,416 people in the United States have the first name Takara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Takara peaked in popularity in 1983 with 78 births that year.

Below you will find a full statistical profile of Takara as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Takara paired with any surname.

Estimated Living Americans

1,416

About 1 in 242,058 people in the U.S.

Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Predicted Gender

Female

100.0% confidence

Average Age

30

years old

Peak Year

1983

78 births

Total Registered

1,466

since 1880

Gender Distribution for Takara

Takara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,466 total births registered, 100.0% were female.

Male 0 (0.0%)
Female 1,466 (100.0%)

Takara as a female name

Ranked #10,973 in 2024

9 female births in 2024

Peak: 1983 (78 births)

Takara: Popularity Over Time

SSA records for Takara span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 463 babies were registered. Takara has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.

0 16 31 47 62 78 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Takara by Decade

How has Takara tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.

Decade Total Male Female
1970s 40 0 40
1980s 463 0 463
1990s 416 0 416
2000s 348 0 348
2010s 164 0 164
2020s 35 0 35

Takara by State

Birth registrations for Takara span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, California, New York. The lowest are in Ohio, Texas, Georgia. On average, about 28 Takaras were registered per state.

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Takara: Questions and Answers

How many people in the U.S. are named Takara?

We estimate approximately 1,416 people named Takara are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 242,058 Americans share this first name.

Is Takara a common name?

Takara is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,466 births have been registered with this name since 1880.

When was Takara most popular?

Takara reached peak popularity in 1983, when 78 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Takara is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.

Is Takara a female name?

Takara is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.

How many Takara Smiths are there?

To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Takara Smith, Takara Johnson, Takara Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.

Where does this data come from?

Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.

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