How Many People Are Named Takela?
An estimated 253 people in the United States have the first name Takela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Takela peaked in popularity in 1977 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Takela 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 Takela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
253
About 1 in 1,354,760 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1977
17 births
Total Registered
269
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Takela
Takela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 269 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Takela as a female name
Ranked #14,821 in 2000
6 female births in 2000
Peak: 1977 (17 births)
Takela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Takela span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 134 babies were registered. Takela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Takela by Decade
How has Takela 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.
Takela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Takela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Takela
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Takela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Takela?
We estimate approximately 253 people named Takela 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 1,354,760 Americans share this first name.
Is Takela a common name?
Takela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 269 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Takela most popular?
Takela reached peak popularity in 1977, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Takela is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Takela a female name?
Takela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Takela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Takela Smith, Takela Johnson, Takela 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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