Total births
16
Girls' name · since 1979
Taana
Taana has 16 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 16
- total births
- 1979–1981
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
16 girls have been named Taana since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Taana has 16 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1981.
- 16 total births
- 1979–1981 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Taana since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1981.
- 16
- total births
- 1979–1981
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Taana was born in this single decade.
1981
Single peak year
6 babies were named Taana in 1981 - its busiest year on record.
Taana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Taana splits its recorded history at 1980: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Taana at a glance
Last recorded 1981Peak year
1981
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Taana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1981
- Peak year (1981)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Taana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Taana's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Taana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Taana? ▼
16 babies have been named Taana since 1979. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1981 with 6 births.
When was Taana most popular? ▼
Taana was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Taana been used? ▼
Records for Taana go back to 1979, giving 3 years of history through 1981.
What names are similar to Taana? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taaliyah, Taara, Taaliah, Taahira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Taana
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Taaliah Girl
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Taahira Girl
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Taahirah Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Taana: Baby Name Since 1979 - 16 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/taana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Taana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.