Takeya
Takeya is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Asasegawa Takeya , Japanese sumo wrestler Takeya Mizugaki , Japanese mixed martial artist Takeya Nakamura , Japanese baseball player
Meaning & Origin of Takeya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Takeya is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Asasegawa Takeya , Japanese sumo wrestler Takeya Mizugaki , Japanese mixed martial artist Takeya Nakamura , Japanese baseball player
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The Story of Takeya
Takeya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 33 Takeyas were born — ranking #3,352 that year. As of 2026, Takeya ranks #17,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 640 Takeyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Takeya
Takeya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 640 births in the dataset. Takeya's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #3,352. Use the chart and map above to compare Takeya'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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