Taniko — girls' name
33 babies named Taniko in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
79% of everyone ever named Taniko was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Taniko in 1973 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Taniko
The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Taniko between 1973 and 1981, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taniko currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Taniko performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Taniko shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Taniko 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 33 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.
Taniko at a glance
Last recorded 1981Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Taniko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1973
- Peak year (1973)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1981.
33 total births across 9 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1973 with 7 births in a single year.
Taniko by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 26 births that decade — 79% of Taniko's all-time total
Taniko decade highlights
- Peak decade 26 births
- Runner-up 7 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Taniko's strongest decade
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 79% of all-time use.
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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, 1973–1981 (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.