Girls' name · since 1968
Taia
592 babies named Taia in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,652 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,155 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 592
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Taia currently ranks #12155 among girls' names in America, with 592 babies recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Taia recorded 592 times among girls since 1968, holding rank #12155 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, 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 1968 to 2025.
- #10,652 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,155 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 592 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taia ranks #10,652 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,155 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 592 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,652 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,155 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 592
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Taia's 592 recorded births place it above 85.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Taia compares
592 Top 42% higher than 58% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Taia's all-time total is 57% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 592 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 21 | 19,840 |
Taia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Taia splits its recorded history at 2003: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 59 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Taia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Taia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (211 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Taia's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Taia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
174 births
- 2000s
2000s
211 births
- 2010s 84
2010s
84 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 211 births (36% of all-time use).
How Taia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Taia's total volume
Taia by state
Where Taia concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 25 | 4.2% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.8% |
25 of 592 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Taia's data
- Taia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (211 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Taias (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Taia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1968–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Taia 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 August 2026.