Recorded 1968–2009 Girls' name Peak 1985 146 births

Taisa — girls' name

146 babies named Taisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51980s501990s572000s34
1990s
Peak decade

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

1985
Single peak year

18 babies were named Taisa in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 146 babies named Taisa between 1968 and 2009, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taisa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Taisa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taisa 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 146 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.

Taisa at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

146

Since 1968

42 years of records

Peak year

1985

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1968

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2009

Taisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1968

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1985)
18
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 20092001199819941991198619811968 5

Taisa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
57 births that decade — 39% of Taisa's all-time total
1960s51980s501990s572000s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taisa?
146 babies have been named Taisa since 1968. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1985 with 18 births.
When was Taisa most popular?
Taisa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Taisa been used?
Taisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 42 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Taisa?
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.

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, 1968–2009 (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.