Girls' name · since 1975
Taneia
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 126 babies named Taneia, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 126
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taneia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 126 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Taneia recorded 126 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2007.
- #24,621 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 126 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taneia ranks #24,621 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 126 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 126
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taneia's 126 recorded births place it above 65.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Taneia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taneia's full recorded timeline at 1993, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taneia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2007
- Peak year (2006)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Taneia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (41 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Taneia's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Taneia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 41 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Taneia's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (41 total births) through the 2000s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Taneia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1975–2007 (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 Taneia 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.