Girls' name · since 1968
Taja
1,888 babies named Taja in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,866 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,490 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,888
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,888 babies have been named Taja since 1968, making it today's #13490 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taja has been recorded 1,888 times among girls since 1968, currently ranked #13490 nationally and more common than 22% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #4,866 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,490 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,888 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taja ranks #4,866 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,490 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,888 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,866 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,490 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,888
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taja's 1,888 recorded births place it above 93.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Taja compares
1,888 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Taja's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taja | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,888 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 259 | 21 | 19,840 |
Taja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taja's full recorded timeline at 1996, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 259 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taja popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 259
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Taja popularity over time - boys
28 total births recorded since 1989 (Taja as boys' name)
Taja by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (683 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Taja's strongest decade.
683 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Taja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 127
1970s
127 births
- 1980s
1980s
488 births
- 1990s
1990s
683 births
- 2000s
2000s
444 births
- 2010s 95
2010s
95 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 683 births (36% of all-time use).
How Taja 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 Taja's total volume
Taja by state
Where Taja concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 91 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 73 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 69 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 65 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 47 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 46 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 44 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 44 | 2.3% |
91 of 1,888 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Taja appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Taja's data
- Taja's decade-level peak was the 1990s (683 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tajas (91 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Taja 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.