Recorded 1955–1983 Girls' name Peak 1967 269 births

Taunia — girls' name

269 babies named Taunia in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s181960s1151970s1081980s28
1960s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Taunia was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

24 babies were named Taunia in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taunia

The Social Security Administration has registered 269 babies named Taunia between 1955 and 1983, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taunia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taunia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Taunia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taunia 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 269 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.

Taunia at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

269

Since 1955

29 years of records

Peak year

1967

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1955

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1983

Taunia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1955

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1967)
24
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0510152025 1983197819741970196619621955 6

Taunia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
115 births that decade — 43% of Taunia's all-time total
1950s181960s1151970s1081980s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taunia?
269 babies have been named Taunia since 1955. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1967 with 24 births.
When was Taunia most popular?
Taunia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Taunia been used?
Taunia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 29 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Taunia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taunya, Tausha, Tauna, Taura, 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, 1955–1983 (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.