Is Takiyah a boy or girl name?

Takiyah is a girl’s name. Of the 1,973 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Name Legacy

Takiyah

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Takiyah was most popular in 2005, when 88 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,628 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,973 people named Takiyah.

Takiyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Takiyah’s peak in 2005. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Takiyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Takiyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,973 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Takiyah

Where Takiyah 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