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How to Pronounce Takera

Pronounced tuh-KEER-ah /təˈkɪr.ə/Medium

Meaning: Takera is a modern American coinage, pairing the Ta- opening common to names like Tamika and Tanisha with the -kera ending shared with Jakera and Shakera; it carries no inherited dictionary meaning.Low

In 30 seconds: Takera is a modern American coinage joining the Ta- prefix with the -kera ending. It emerged in the 1980s, peaking around 1989 at about 18 girls a year (said tuh-KEER-ah).

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Origin LowAmerican

MeaningTakera is a modern American coinage, pairing the Ta- opening common to names like Tamika and Tanisha with the -kera ending shared with Jakera and Shakera; it carries no inherited dictionary meaning.

U.S. rank (2015)#16218 ↘ Falling

2015 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1989

Total births (all-time)≈ 286

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Takera is a freshly built name combining a Ta- opening, familiar from Tamika and Tanya, with the rhythmic -kera ending. Like many such coinages it belongs to a late twentieth-century tradition, especially strong in Black American families, of creating original, melodic given names rather than drawing on an inherited word.

The name was always rare, given to about 18 girls a year at its peak in 1989, and it appears in the SSA data from 1983 to 2015. A girl named Takera at her peak would be in her mid-thirties today.

Did you know? Takera surfaced in the SSA data almost alongside its close cousin Jakera, part of a small cluster of -kera names invented in the same era from the same building blocks.

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References - Takera — Coined Ta- + -kera name; part of a documented cluster with Jakera/Shakera

Variations

JakeraTakeriaTekera

Nicknames

KeraTae

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If you like Takera…

Jakera— shares the exact -kera ending

Tamika— a like Ta- opening name from the same era

Takeria— a close coined cousin with the same building blocks

Shakera— another sibling name in the -kera family

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Takera mean?

It is a modern coined name combining the Ta- prefix with a -kera ending; it carries no inherited dictionary meaning.

How do you pronounce Takera?

It is said tuh-KEER-ah /təˈkɪr.ə/, three syllables with the stress on the middle syllable.

Is Takera a boy or girl name?

Takera is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Takera?

It was a rare choice, given to about 18 girls a year at its late-1980s peak.