Girls' name · since 1955
Taunia
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 269 babies named Taunia, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,902 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 269
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Taunia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 269 have been recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taunia has been recorded 269 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1983.
- #16,902 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 269 born since 1955
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taunia ranks #16,902 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 269 born since 1955, peaking in the 1960s.
- #16,902 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 269
- born since 1955
- 1960s
- peak decade
Taunia's 269 recorded births place it above 76.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Taunia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taunia's full recorded timeline at 1970, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taunia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1983
- Peak year (1967)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Taunia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (115 births, 43% of the file).
1960s was Taunia's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Taunia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s
1960s
115 births
- 1970s
1970s
108 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 115 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Taunia's data
- Taunia's decade-level peak was the 1960s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Taunia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1955–1983 (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 Taunia 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.