Recorded 1971–2022 Girls' name Peak 1998 692 births

Taiya — girls' name

692 babies named Taiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s311980s201990s1812000s2842010s1462020s30
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Taiya was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

68 babies were named Taiya in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 692 babies named Taiya between 1971 and 2022, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taiya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 68 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taiya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 284 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Taiya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Taiya in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taiya 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 692 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.

Taiya at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

692

Since 1971

52 years of records

Peak year

1998

68 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1971

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2022

Taiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1971

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1998)
68
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
020406080 202220172012200720021997199119731971 6

Taiya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
284 births that decade — 41% of Taiya's all-time total
1970s311980s201990s1812000s2842010s1462020s30

Taiya by state

Where Taiya concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Taiya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
22 3.2%
#2 California
13 1.9%
#3 Illinois
13 1.9%
#4 Michigan
12 1.7%
#5 New York
7 1.0%
#6 Washington
7 1.0%
#7 Utah
6 0.9%
Texas share of Taiya's total US births 3.2%
Even split

22 of 692 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taiya?
692 babies have been named Taiya since 1971. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1998 with 68 births.
When was Taiya most popular?
Taiya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 284 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Taiya most popular?
The top states for the name Taiya are Texas (22 births), California (13 births), Illinois (13 births).
How long has the name Taiya been used?
Taiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 52 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Taiya?
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, 1971–2022 (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.