Takaya
Takaya is both a Japanese surname and a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Takaya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Takaya is both a Japanese surname and a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Takaya
As a girl name
Takaya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 12 Takayas were born — ranking #8,280 that year. As of 2026, Takaya ranks #17,292 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 78 Takayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Takaya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2005, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 5 Takayas were born — ranking #11,471 that year. As of 2026, Takaya ranks #11,471 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Takayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Takaya
Takaya is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 78 births in the dataset. Takaya's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #8,280. Use the chart and map above to compare Takaya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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