Girls' name · since 1974
Taniqua
605 babies named Taniqua in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,512 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 605
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taniqua sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 605 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Taniqua recorded 605 times among girls since 1974, 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 1974 to 2002.
- #10,512 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 605 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taniqua ranks #10,512 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 605 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,512 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 605
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taniqua's 605 recorded births place it above 85.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Taniqua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taniqua's full recorded timeline at 1988, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 70 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taniqua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2002
- Peak year (1991)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Taniqua by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (334 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Taniqua's strongest decade.
334 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Taniqua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
195 births
- 1990s
1990s
334 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 334 births (55% of all-time use).
How Taniqua compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Taniqua's total volume
Taniqua by state
Where Taniqua concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 151 | 25.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 9 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #8 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
151 of 605 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Taniqua's decade-level peak was the 1990s (334 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Taniquas (151 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Taniqua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1974–2002 (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 Taniqua 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.