Girls' name · since 1945
Tauna
Tauna has 647 recorded births since 1945 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 647
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tauna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 647 have been recorded since 1945.
Social Security Administration records show Tauna recorded 647 times among girls since 1945, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1999.
- #10,040 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 647 born since 1945
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tauna ranks #10,040 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 647 born since 1945, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 647
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tauna's 647 recorded births place it above 86.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Tauna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tauna splits its recorded history at 1973: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1966 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tauna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1999
- Peak year (1966)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Tauna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (202 births, 31% of the file).
1970s was Tauna's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Tauna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 63
1950s
63 births
- 1960s
1960s
189 births
- 1970s
1970s
202 births
- 1980s
1980s
116 births
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 202 births (31% of all-time use).
How Tauna 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 Tauna's total volume
Tauna by state
Where Tauna concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 12 | 1.9% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 0.9% |
12 of 647 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Tauna's data
- Tauna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (202 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Taunas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Tauna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1945–1999 (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 Tauna 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.