Recorded 1979–1981 Girls' name Peak 1981 16 births

Taana — girls' name

16 babies named Taana in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s11
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.

What the Data Says About Taana

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Taana between 1979 and 1981, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taana performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Taana shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taana 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 16 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.

Taana at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

16

Since 1979

3 years of records

Peak year

1981

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1979

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1981

Taana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1979

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1981)
6
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
4.555.566.5 198119801979 5

Taana by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 69% of Taana's all-time total
1970s51980s11

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?
Taana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 3 years of data 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.

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, 1979–1981 (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.