Recorded 1997–2022 Girls' name Peak 1999 368 births

Taeya — girls' name

368 babies named Taeya in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s622000s1972010s1032020s6
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Taeya was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

33 babies were named Taeya in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taeya

The Social Security Administration has registered 368 babies named Taeya between 1997 and 2022, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taeya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taeya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 197 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Taeya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Taeya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taeya 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 368 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.

Taeya at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

368

Since 1997

26 years of records

Peak year

1999

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1997

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2022

Taeya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1997

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1999)
33
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
010203040 202220172014201120082005200219991997 18

Taeya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
197 births that decade — 54% of Taeya's all-time total
1990s622000s1972010s1032020s6

Taeya by state

Where Taeya concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Taeya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 4.1%
California share of Taeya's total US births 4.1%

15 of 368 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taeya?
368 babies have been named Taeya since 1997. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1999 with 33 births.
When was Taeya most popular?
Taeya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 197 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Taeya most popular?
The top states for the name Taeya are California (15 births).
How long has the name Taeya been used?
Taeya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 26 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Taeya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taelor, Taelyn, Taelynn, Taegan, 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, 1997–2022 (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.