Boys' name · since 1997
Taiga
Taiga has 355 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,680 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,315 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 355
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
355 babies have been named Taiga since 1997, making it today's #6315 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Taiga recorded 355 times among boys since 1997, holding rank #6315 nationally today, ahead of 55% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #9,680 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,315 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 355 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taiga ranks #9,680 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,315 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 355 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,680 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,315 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 355
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Taiga's 355 recorded births place it above 78.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Taiga compares
355 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Taiga's all-time total is 4% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taiga | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 355 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Taiga's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taiga's full recorded timeline at 2011, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taiga popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Taiga popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2022 (Taiga as girls' name)
Taiga by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (132 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Taiga's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Taiga births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
132 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 132 births (37% of all-time use).
Taiga by state
Where Taiga concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 46 | 13.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 2.8% |
46 of 355 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Taiga's data
- Taiga's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (132 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Taigas (46 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Taiga: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Taiga 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.