Takunda
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- tah-KOON-da
Takunda is a boys' name, meaning “we have conquered”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Takunda mean?
Shona, from kukunda 'to win or conquer'
“we have conquered”
A Shona name from Zimbabwe, from the verb kukunda, to win or conquer.
Is Takunda a girl's or a boy's name?
Takunda is a boys' name.
How popular is Takunda in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Takunda in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Takunda in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
Names like Takunda
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oluwatobiloba, Ifeoluwa, Inioluwa, Chukwuebuka, Chidera, Enioluwa, Obaloluwa, Ayomide, Ireoluwa, Araoluwa, Chidubem, Tobechukwu
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Takunda: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/takunda, updated 20 October 2026.