Recorded 1971–2005 Unisex name Peak 1971 207 births

Ta — unisex name

207 babies named Ta in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s931980s371990s622000s15
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Ta was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

19 babies were named Ta in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ta

The Social Security Administration has registered 207 babies named Ta between 1971 and 2005, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 19 babies received it in a single year. Ta is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 30 additional births since 1979.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 207 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ta at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

207

Since 1971

35 years of records

Peak year

1971

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1971

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2005

Ta popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1971

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1971)
19
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 200519981992198819831979197619731971 19

Ta popularity over time — boys

30 total births recorded since 1979 (Ta as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 30 births
45678910 20042000199919941979 5

Ta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
93 births that decade — 45% of Ta's all-time total
1970s931980s371990s622000s15

Ta by state

Where Ta concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 2.4%
Pennsylvania share of Ta's total US births 2.4%

5 of 207 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ta?
207 babies have been named Ta since 1971. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1971 with 19 births.
When was Ta most popular?
Ta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Ta most popular?
The top states for the name Ta are Pennsylvania (5 births).
Is Ta a unisex name?
Yes, Ta is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 207 births, and as a boy's name it has 30 births.
How long has the name Ta been used?
Ta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 35 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Ta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tammy, Taylor, Tara, Tamara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.