How Many People Are Named Takiyah?
An estimated 1,890 people in the United States have the first name Takiyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Takiyah peaked in popularity in 2005 with 88 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Takiyah 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 Takiyah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,890
About 1 in 181,352 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2005
88 births
Total Registered
1,964
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Takiyah
Takiyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,964 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Takiyah as a female name
Ranked #15,020 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (88 births)
Takiyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Takiyah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 647 babies were registered. Takiyah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Takiyah by Decade
How has Takiyah 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.
Takiyah by State
Birth registrations for Takiyah span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, Illinois. The lowest are in Louisiana, District of Columbia, Maryland. On average, about 33 Takiyahs were registered per state.
Takiyah + Last Name Combinations
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Takiyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Takiyah?
We estimate approximately 1,890 people named Takiyah 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 181,352 Americans share this first name.
Is Takiyah a common name?
Takiyah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,964 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Takiyah most popular?
Takiyah reached peak popularity in 2005, when 88 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Takiyah is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Takiyah a female name?
Takiyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Takiyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Takiyah Smith, Takiyah Johnson, Takiyah 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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