Girls' name · since 1997

Taneja

Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 52 babies named Taneja, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#34,675 of 72,339
all-time among girls
52
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade

Taneja is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 52 have been recorded since 1997.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taneja has been recorded 52 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2006.

  • #34,675 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 52 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taneja ranks #34,675 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#34,675 of 72,339
all-time among girls
52
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Taneja's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Taneja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Taneja's full recorded timeline at 2002, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Taneja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1997)
9
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
45678910 19971998199920012002200320052006 6

Taneja by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (32 births, 62% of the file).

2000s was Taneja's strongest decade.

32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Taneja births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 32 births (62% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taneja? ▼
52 babies have been named Taneja since 1997. All-time, it sits at #34,675 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1997 with 9 births.
Where does Taneja sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taneja ranks #34,675 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Taneja most popular? ▼
Taneja was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Taneja been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Taneja since 1997 -- 10 years through the most recent 2006 data.
What names are similar to Taneja? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanya, Tania, Tanisha, Tana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Taneja

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Taneja

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Tanisha Girl
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Tana Girl
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Taneja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1997–2006 (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 Taneja 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.