Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1998

Takoda

Gender Unisex · 7% girls Rank 2025 #2,874 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,874
among boys · ↓402 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
44
named Takoda · -29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 38,820
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1998
104 babies
All-time total
1,919
#3,539 all-time among boys
First recorded
1993
in Social Security records

Takoda popularity over time

1,919 babies have been named Takoda since 1993, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
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1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
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1990s – 348 348 35 – #1,195
2000s 71 611 682 68 +96% #1,680
2010s 47 521 568 57 -17% #2,258
2020s (to 2025) 11 310 321 54 -6% #2,036

Where Takoda is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 43 0.03 outside top 500
2027 43 0.03 outside top 500
2028 42 0.02 outside top 500
2029 42 0.02 outside top 500
2030 42 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Takoda

Takoda is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,874 in 2025 with 44 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 1,919 American babies have been named Takoda, about 93% boys and 7% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1998, when 104 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Takoda stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Takoda?

The median living Takoda is about 16 years old; half are between 8 and 24. An estimated 1,900 people named Takoda are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Takoda year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 44 #2,874
2024 6 #15,070 56 #2,472
2023 – – 45 #2,842
2022 – – 75 #2,036
2021 5 #17,427 46 #2,767
2020 – – 44 #2,801
2019 5 #17,702 60 #2,308
2018 6 #15,472 61 #2,258
2017 – – 58 #2,291
2016 7 #14,186 41 #2,926
2015 – – 51 #2,481
2014 9 #11,847 43 #2,799
2013 8 #13,029 42 #2,801
2012 – – 55 #2,354
2011 5 #19,295 55 #2,338
2010 7 #14,787 55 #2,350
2009 10 #11,384 69 #2,030
2008 – – 77 #1,894
2007 16 #8,057 64 #2,135
2006 10 #11,331 59 #2,203
2005 7 #14,355 61 #2,057
2004 6 #15,884 50 #2,306
2003 5 #18,117 59 #1,982
2002 10 #10,153 41 #2,466
2001 – – 62 #1,813
2000 7 #12,991 69 #1,680
1995 – – 17 #3,824
1990 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Takoda, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Takoda?

The median living Takoda is about 16 years old. Half of all living Takodas are between 8 and 24 years old.

How many people named Takoda are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Takoda are alive in the United States, based on 1,919 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Takoda in 2025?

Takoda ranked #2,874 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 44 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Takoda?

1,919 babies have been named Takoda in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Takoda most popular?

Takoda peaked in 1998, when 104 newborns received the name.

Is Takoda a boy or girl name?

Takoda is used for both: about 7% of babies named Takoda have been girls and 93% boys.

Is the name Takoda rising or falling?

Takoda is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Takoda become more popular?

Takoda looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 42 boys named Takoda in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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