Girls' name · since 1975
Taneya
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 373 babies named Taneya, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,117 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 373
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Taneya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 373 have been recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Taneya recorded 373 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2019.
- #14,117 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 373 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taneya ranks #14,117 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 373 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,117 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 373
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Taneya's 373 recorded births place it above 80.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Taneya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taneya's full recorded timeline at 1997, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taneya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2019
- Peak year (2001)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Taneya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (153 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Taneya's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Taneya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
100 births
- 2000s
2000s
153 births
- 2010s 31
2010s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 153 births (41% of all-time use).
Taneya by state
Where Taneya concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 373 births nationwide.
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What to do with Taneya's data
- Taneya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (153 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Taneyas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Taneya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1975–2019 (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 Taneya 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.