Recorded 1980–2010 Girls' name Peak 2003 122 births

Taraya — girls' name

122 babies named Taraya in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s552000s472010s9
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Taraya was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

10 babies were named Taraya in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taraya

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Taraya between 1980 and 2010, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taraya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taraya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Taraya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taraya 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 122 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.

Taraya at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

122

Since 1980

31 years of records

Peak year

2003

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1980

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2010

Taraya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1980

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2003)
10
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 2010200520011996199319881980 5

Taraya by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
55 births that decade — 45% of Taraya's all-time total
1980s111990s552000s472010s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taraya?
122 babies have been named Taraya since 1980. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2003 with 10 births.
When was Taraya most popular?
Taraya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Taraya been used?
Taraya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 31 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Taraya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tara, Taryn, Tarah, Taraji, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1980–2010 (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.