US rank #6956 Girls' name Peak 2001 2,737 births

Taina — #6956 US girls' name

2,737 babies named Taina in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s721960s1241970s2011980s5071990s4602000s10252010s2352020s113
#6956
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Taina was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

248 babies were named Taina in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taina

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,737 babies named Taina between 1955 and 2024, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taina currently holds the #6956 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 248 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taina performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,025 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Taina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 824 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Taina in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taina 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 2,737 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.

Taina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,737

Since 1955

70 years of records

Peak year

2001

248 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,956

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1955

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2024

Taina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1955

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
248
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
-1000100200300 202420152006199719881979196919601955 21

Taina by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,025 births that decade — 37% of Taina's all-time total
1950s721960s1241970s2011980s5071990s4602000s10252010s2352020s113

Taina by state

Where Taina concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Taina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
824 30.1%
#2 Florida
175 6.4%
#3 New Jersey
152 5.6%
#4 California
78 2.8%
#5 Massachusetts
75 2.7%
#6 Pennsylvania
71 2.6%
#7 Connecticut
63 2.3%
#8 Illinois
21 0.8%
New York share of Taina's total US births 30.1%
Even split

824 of 2,737 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Taina appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taina?
2,737 babies have been named Taina since 1955. It currently ranks #6956 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 248 births.
When was Taina most popular?
Taina was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,025 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Taina most popular?
The top states for the name Taina are New York (824 births), Florida (175 births), New Jersey (152 births).
How long has the name Taina been used?
Taina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 70 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Taina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taisha, Tai, Taira, Tailor, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1955–2024 (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.