Fun Facts About the Name Taka
- 46 babies named Taka: U.S. records list 46 babies given the name Taka from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Taka Mean?
Taka is a Japanese given name, usually masculine, whose meaning is fixed by the kanji used to write it. The sound taka can stand for 高 (high, tall), 隆 (prosperity), 孝 (filial piety), 貴 (precious, noble), or 鷹 (hawk). 鷹 is the everyday Japanese word for a hawk; the other characters are readings used in personal names. When the name is written in hiragana (たか) or katakana (タカ), it carries no kanji-based meaning. Because Japanese parents choose the characters, Taka has no single translation independent of its written form.
Taka Name History & Origins
Taka is both a standalone Japanese given name and an element in longer names. The word taka is old in Japanese, with the senses high and hawk, and the sound was used in compound personal names where the chosen character supplied the meaning. It could begin a name, as in Takanori or Takayuki, or end one, as in Nobutaka or Masataka. The standalone name Taka uses one character reading without an additional element and can also be written in hiragana (たか) or katakana (タカ).
How Popular is the Name Taka?
Taka has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1977. Its best rank was #4,626 in 1977.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | #11,944 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #10,057 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #9,593 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #4,626 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1976 | #6,534 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #9,465 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Taka Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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