Girls' name · since 1998

Tahya

Tahya has 53 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

53
total births
1998–2005
years on record
2000s
peak decade
70%
born in that decade

53 girls have been named Tahya since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tahya has been recorded 53 times among girls since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2005.

  • 53 total births
  • 1998–2005 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 70% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

53 girls have been named Tahya since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2005.

53
total births
1998–2005
years on record
2000s
peak decade
70%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Tahya was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

12 babies were named Tahya in 2000 - its busiest year on record.

Tahya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Tahya's full recorded timeline at 2001, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Tahya at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

53

Since 1998

8 years of records

Peak year

2000

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1998

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2005

Tahya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2005

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (2000)
12
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
468101214 1998199920002001200220042005 5

Tahya by decade

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

2000s was Tahya's strongest decade.

37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.

Tahya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 37 births (70% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tahya?
Tahya has been given to 53 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2005. 12 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
When was Tahya most popular?
Tahya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Tahya been used?
Records for Tahya go back to 1998, giving 8 years of history through 2005.
What names are similar to Tahya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tahlia, Tahira, Tahirah, Tahnee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1998–2005 (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. "Tahya: Baby Name Since 1998 - 53 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tahya. 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 Tahya 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.