Recorded 1983–2001 Girls' name Peak 1991 71 births

Tacoya — girls' name

71 babies named Tacoya in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s251990s312000s15
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Tacoya was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

10 babies were named Tacoya in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tacoya

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Tacoya between 1983 and 2001, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tacoya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tacoya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tacoya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tacoya 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 71 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.

Tacoya at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

71

Since 1983

19 years of records

Peak year

1991

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1983

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2001

Tacoya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1983

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1991)
10
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 2001200019951993199119901987198519841983 6

Tacoya by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
31 births that decade — 44% of Tacoya's all-time total
1980s251990s312000s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tacoya?
71 babies have been named Tacoya since 1983. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1991 with 10 births.
When was Tacoya most popular?
Tacoya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Tacoya been used?
Tacoya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 19 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Tacoya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tacy, Tacara, Tacarra, Tacey, 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, 1983–2001 (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.