Recorded 1953–2009 Girls' name Peak 1972 1,090 births

Tajuana — girls' name

1,090 babies named Tajuana in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s661960s2061970s5241980s2161990s682000s10
1970s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Tajuana was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

61 babies were named Tajuana in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tajuana

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,090 babies named Tajuana between 1953 and 2009, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tajuana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tajuana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 524 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tajuana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 63 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tajuana in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tajuana 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 1,090 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.

Tajuana at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

1,090

Since 1953

57 years of records

Peak year

1972

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1953

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2009

Tajuana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1953

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1972)
61
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
020406080 200919951987198119751969196319571953 6

Tajuana by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
524 births that decade — 48% of Tajuana's all-time total
1950s661960s2061970s5241980s2161990s682000s10

Tajuana by state

Where Tajuana concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tajuana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
63 5.8%
#2 New York
45 4.1%
#3 Texas
41 3.8%
#4 Michigan
28 2.6%
#5 Tennessee
17 1.6%
#6 California
10 0.9%
#7 Florida
10 0.9%
#8 Georgia
8 0.7%
Illinois share of Tajuana's total US births 5.8%
Even split

63 of 1,090 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Tajuana appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tajuana?
1,090 babies have been named Tajuana since 1953. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1972 with 61 births.
When was Tajuana most popular?
Tajuana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 524 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Tajuana most popular?
The top states for the name Tajuana are Illinois (63 births), New York (45 births), Texas (41 births).
How long has the name Tajuana been used?
Tajuana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 57 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Tajuana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taja, Tajah, Taj, Tajanae, 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, 1953–2009 (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.