Girls' name · since 1997

Taiah

34 babies named Taiah 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.

#39,654 of 72,339
all-time among girls
34
born since 1997
1990s
peak decade

Taiah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 34 have been recorded since 1997.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taiah has been recorded 34 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2011.

  • #39,654 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 34 born since 1997
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taiah ranks #39,654 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1997, peaking in the 1990s.

#39,654 of 72,339
all-time among girls
34
born since 1997
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Taiah's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Taiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Taiah's full recorded timeline at 1999, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Taiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1999)
10
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
4681012 19971998199920072011 5

Taiah by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (24 births, 71% of the file).

1990s was Taiah's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Taiah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 24 births (71% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taiah?
Taiah has been given to 34 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #39,654 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2011. 10 babies were born in 1999, its single highest year.
Where does Taiah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taiah ranks #39,654 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Taiah most popular?
Taiah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Taiah been used?
Records for Taiah go back to 1997, giving 15 years of history through 2011.
What names are similar to Taiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taisha, Taina, Tai, Taira, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Taiah's data

  • Taiah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (24 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.

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

Keep exploring Taiah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Taiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1997–2011 (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 Taiah 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.