Girls' name · since 1996

Taejah

Taejah has 102 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

102
total births
1996–2011
years on record
2000s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade

Taejah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 102 have been recorded since 1996.

Social Security Administration records show Taejah recorded 102 times among girls since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2011.

  • 102 total births
  • 1996–2011 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 75% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

102 girls have been named Taejah since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.

102
total births
1996–2011
years on record
2000s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Taejah was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

14 babies were named Taejah in 2001 - its busiest year on record.

Taejah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Taejah's full recorded timeline at 2004, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Taejah at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

102

Since 1996

16 years of records

Peak year

2001

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1996

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2011

Taejah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2001)
14
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
46810121416 19961999200120032005200720092011 5

Taejah by decade

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

2000s was Taejah's strongest decade.

77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.

Taejah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 77 births (75% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taejah?
Taejah has been given to 102 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2011. 14 babies were born in 2001, its single highest year.
When was Taejah most popular?
Taejah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Taejah been used?
The SSA has tracked Taejah since 1996 -- 16 years through the most recent 2011 data.
What names are similar to Taejah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taelyn, Taelor, Taelynn, Taegan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Taejah's data

  • Taejah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1996–2011 (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. "Taejah: Baby Name Since 1996 - 102 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/taejah. 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 Taejah 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 July 2026.