Girls' name · since 1969
Taniya
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 5,101 babies named Taniya, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,773 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,101
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Taniya currently ranks #5773 among girls' names in America, with 5,101 babies recorded since 1969.
Taniya has 5,101 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5773 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #2,543 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,773 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,101 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taniya ranks #2,543 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,773 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,101 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,773 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,101
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Taniya's 5,101 recorded births place it above 96.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Taniya compares
5,101 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Taniya's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taniya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,101 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 433 | 21 | 19,840 |
Taniya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taniya's full recorded timeline at 1999, 90% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 10% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 433 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taniya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 433
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Taniya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,301 births, 65% of the file).
2000s was Taniya's strongest decade.
3,301 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Taniya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 58
1970s
58 births
- 1980s 107
1980s
107 births
- 1990s 458
1990s
458 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,301 births
- 2010s 1,013
2010s
1,013 births
- 2020s 158
2020s
158 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,301 births (65% of all-time use).
How Taniya 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 Taniya's total volume
Taniya by state
Where Taniya concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 414 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 373 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 358 | 7.0% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 300 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 281 | 5.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 239 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 193 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 181 | 3.5% |
414 of 5,101 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Taniya appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Taniya's data
- Taniya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,301 total births); usage has since declined to 158 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Taniyas (414 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Taniya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Taniya 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.