US rank #7461 Boys' name Peak 2010 341 births

Taiga — #7461 US boys' name

341 babies named Taiga in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s362000s1052010s1322020s68
#7461
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Taiga was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

26 babies were named Taiga in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taiga

The Social Security Administration has registered 341 babies named Taiga between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taiga currently holds the #7461 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taiga performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Taiga shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Taiga in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taiga 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 341 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.

Taiga at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

341

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2010

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,461

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Taiga popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
26
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
51015202530 20242020201620122008200420001997 9

Taiga popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 2022 (Taiga as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20242022 6

Taiga by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
132 births that decade — 39% of Taiga's all-time total
1990s362000s1052010s1322020s68

Taiga by state

Where Taiga concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Taiga
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
39 11.4%
#2 New York
10 2.9%
California share of Taiga's total US births 11.4%
Even split

39 of 341 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taiga?
341 babies have been named Taiga since 1997. It currently ranks #7461 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 26 births.
When was Taiga most popular?
Taiga was most popular in the 2010s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Taiga most popular?
The top states for the name Taiga are California (39 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Taiga been used?
Taiga has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Taiga?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tai, Tait, Taiwan, Taiden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1997–2024 (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.