Girls' name · since 1985
Taija
Taija has 822 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,579 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 822
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taija sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 822 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Taija recorded 822 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2019.
- #8,579 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 822 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taija ranks #8,579 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 822 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,579 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 822
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taija's 822 recorded births place it above 88.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Taija's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Taija's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 54, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Taija popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2019
- Peak year (1999)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Taija by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (336 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Taija's strongest decade.
336 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Taija births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 116
1980s
116 births
- 1990s
1990s
336 births
- 2000s
2000s
297 births
- 2010s 73
2010s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 336 births (41% of all-time use).
How Taija 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 Taija's total volume
Taija by state
Where Taija concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 15 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 8 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
15 of 822 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Taija's decade-level peak was the 1990s (336 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Taijas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Taija: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1985–2019 (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 Taija 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.