At a Glance
- Origin
- Japanese
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- TAH-kah
Taka is a Japanese boy's name. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Taka
Origin: Japanese.
A common claim: Often glossed on baby-name sites as 'tall, honorable' or 'hawk,' depending on the assumed kanji. Actually: Both glosses correspond to real but different possible kanji spellings — without knowing which characters a given bearer's name uses, no single meaning can be confirmed.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Taka
TAH-kahIPA /ˈtɑːkɑː/
Popularity of Taka
Taka doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Taka
Similar Names
Ryu · Sora · Akira · Satoshi · Shika · Tora
