Takita
Takita is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:Yōjirō Takita , Japanese film director Yuki Takita , Japanese footballer
Meaning & Origin of Takita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Takita is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:Yōjirō Takita , Japanese film director Yuki Takita , Japanese footballer
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The Story of Takita
Takita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1970, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 23 Takitas were born — ranking #3,268 that year. As of 2026, Takita ranks #14,411 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 300 Takitas 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 Takita
Takita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 300 births in the dataset. Takita's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #3,268. Use the chart and map above to compare Takita'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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