Total births
386
Girls' name · since 1989
Taijah
Taijah has 386 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 386
- total births
- 1989–2015
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
386 girls have been named Taijah since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Taijah has 386 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2015.
- 386 total births
- 1989–2015 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
386 girls have been named Taijah since 1989, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.
- 386
- total births
- 1989–2015
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Taijah was born in this single decade.
2000
Single peak year
38 babies were named Taijah in 2000 - its busiest year on record.
Taijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taijah's full recorded timeline at 2002, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taijah at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
2000
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1989
Taijah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2015
- Peak year (2000)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Taijah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Taijah's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Taijah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
136 births
- 2000s
2000s
211 births
- 2010s 33
2010s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 211 births (55% of all-time use).
Taijah by state
Where Taijah concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Taijah? ▼
386 babies have been named Taijah since 1989. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2000 with 38 births.
When was Taijah most popular? ▼
Taijah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 211 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Taijah most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Taijah are Florida (6 births), Maryland (6 births), Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Taijah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Taijah since 1989 -- 27 years through the most recent 2015 data.
What names are similar to Taijah? ▼
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 Taijah's data
- Taijah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (211 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Taijahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Taijah
Nearby Names Like Taijah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Taijah
Taisha Girl
#5848 2,838 births
Taina Girl
#6985 2,757 births
Tai Girl
#8526 1,815 births
Taira Girl
#10437 1,022 births
Tailor Girl
#14018 970 births
Compare Taijah side by side: Taijah vs Taisha Taijah vs Taina Taijah vs Tai
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1989–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Taijah: Baby Name Since 1989 - 386 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/taijah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Taijah 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 July 2026.