Recorded 1989–2023 Boys' name Peak 2014 140 births

Taniela — boys' name

140 babies named Taniela in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s192000s482010s462020s21
2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Taniela was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

12 babies were named Taniela in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taniela

The Social Security Administration has registered 140 babies named Taniela between 1989 and 2023, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taniela currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taniela performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Taniela shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Taniela in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taniela 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 140 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.

Taniela at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

140

Since 1989

35 years of records

Peak year

2014

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1989

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2023

Taniela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1989

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2014)
12
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 20232018201420092004200119921989 6

Taniela by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
48 births that decade — 34% of Taniela's all-time total
1980s61990s192000s482010s462020s21

Taniela by state

Where Taniela concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Taniela
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
14 10.0%
California share of Taniela's total US births 10.0%

14 of 140 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taniela?
140 babies have been named Taniela since 1989. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2014 with 12 births.
When was Taniela most popular?
Taniela was most popular in the 2000s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Taniela most popular?
The top states for the name Taniela are California (14 births).
How long has the name Taniela been used?
Taniela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 35 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Taniela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanner, Tandy, Tan, Taner, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1989–2023 (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.