Girls' name · since 1992
Taniyah
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 4,247 babies named Taniyah, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,867 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,365 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,247
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Taniyah is the #3365 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,247 recorded since 1992.
Taniyah has 4,247 recorded births among girls since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3365 as of the latest data, more common than 81% 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 1992 to 2025.
- #2,867 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,365 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,247 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taniyah ranks #2,867 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,365 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,247 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,867 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,365 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,247
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Taniyah's 4,247 recorded births place it above 96.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Taniyah compares
4,247 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Taniyah's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Taniyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,247 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 326 | 21 | 19,840 |
Taniyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Taniyah splits its recorded history at 2009: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 326 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Taniyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 326
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Taniyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,441 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Taniyah's strongest decade.
2,441 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Taniyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 138
1990s
138 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,441 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,335 births
- 2020s 333
2020s
333 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,441 births (57% of all-time use).
How Taniyah 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 Taniyah's total volume
Taniyah by state
Where Taniyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 365 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 310 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 293 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 267 | 6.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 225 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 172 | 4.0% |
| #7 | New York | | 151 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 142 | 3.3% |
365 of 4,247 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Taniyah appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Taniyah's data
- Taniyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,441 total births); usage has since declined to 333 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Taniyahs (365 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taniyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Taniyah 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.