Takuma
A masculine Japanese name with various meanings like "artisan" or "skilled artisan".
Name Census estimates that about 151 living Americans carry the first name Takuma. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Takuma today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Takuma births was 2007 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Takuma. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Takuma with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
151
~ 1 in 2,269,896 Americans
Peak year
2007
12 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2019 SSA rank
#11,965
Tracked since 1988
Census
Takuma in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 274 people with the first name Takuma, which placed it at #31,306 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#31,306
National first-name rank
People counted
274
274 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
79.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Takuma
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Takuma is Asian/Pacific Islander at 79.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (12.0%) and White (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Takuma described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Takuma at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander79.2% · 217
- Two or more races12.0% · 33
- White3.6% · 10
- Black or African American2.9% · 8
- Hispanic or Latino2.2% · 6
Popularity
Takuma: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Takuma from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 56 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Takuma remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Takuma by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Takuma during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Takuma
The name Takuma originates from Japan and is primarily a masculine given name. It combines two Japanese words: "taku," meaning "noble" or "virtuous," and "ma," meaning "true" or "sincere." Together, these elements form the meaning "noble sincerity" or "virtuous truth."
The earliest recorded instances of the name Takuma date back to the Heian period (794-1185 CE) in Japan. During this time, the name was primarily used by members of the aristocratic class and the imperial family, reflecting the noble connotations of its meaning.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Takuma was Takuma no Sukune, a renowned poet and courtier who lived during the mid-Heian period (around the 10th century CE). His poetic works were included in the influential imperial anthology of waka poetry, the Kokin Wakashū.
In the Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE), the name Takuma gained popularity among the samurai class. Takuma Yoshitsune (1159-1189 CE) was a prominent samurai warrior and military commander who played a crucial role in the Genpei War, which established the Kamakura shogunate.
During the Edo period (1603-1868 CE), the name Takuma was adopted by members of various social classes, including merchants, artisans, and commoners. One notable figure from this era was Takuma Teiji (1758-1837 CE), a renowned scholar and educator who contributed to the study of Japanese classical literature and poetry.
In more recent history, Takuma Sakamoto (1888-1969 CE) was a influential Japanese artist and printmaker known for his woodblock prints depicting traditional Japanese landscapes and scenes from daily life.
Another prominent individual with the name Takuma was Takuma Nishizawa (1924-1997 CE), a Japanese businessman and entrepreneur who founded the Nishizawa Corporation, one of Japan's largest real estate development companies.
While the name Takuma has its origins in ancient Japan, it continues to be a popular choice for baby names in modern times, reflecting the enduring appeal of its noble and virtuous connotations.
People
Takuma + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Takuma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Takuma: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Takuma?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 151 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Takuma going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,269,896 US residents.
Is Takuma a common name?
We classify Takuma as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 154 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Takuma most popular?
The single biggest year for Takuma was 2007, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Takuma is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Takuma in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 274 people with the name Takuma, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,306 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Takuma in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Takuma?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Takuma appears almost entirely male. Of the 276 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Takuma?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Takuma is Asian/Pacific Islander at 79.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (12.0%) and White (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Takuma most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Takuma in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.2% (217 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Takuma in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Takuma a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Takuma in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Takuma still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Takuma in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Takuma can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Takuma?
Want to know how many people share the name Takuma? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.