Is Takeshi a boy or girl name?

Takeshi is a boy’s name. Of the 713 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.

Takeshi

Recorded 1912–2024 · United States

Takeshi was most popular in 1924, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,236 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 713 people named Takeshi.

Takeshi over time

Births per year. The dot marks Takeshi’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Takeshi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Takeshi is a boy’s name — 0.7% of the 713 Americans given it were girls and 99.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Takeshi

Where Takeshi is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org