Girls' name · since 1962
Taunja
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 90 babies named Taunja, peaking in 1965. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 90
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
90 girls have been named Taunja since 1962, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taunja has been recorded 90 times among girls since 1962, 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 1962 to 1975.
- #28,366 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 90 born since 1962
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taunja ranks #28,366 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 90 born since 1962, peaking in the 1960s.
- #28,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 90
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Taunja's 90 recorded births place it above 60.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Taunja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taunja's full recorded timeline at 1969, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1965 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taunja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1975
- Peak year (1965)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Taunja by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (61 births, 68% of the file).
1960s was Taunja's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Taunja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
61 births
- 1970s
1970s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 61 births (68% of all-time use).
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- Taunja's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (61 total births) through the 1970s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Taunja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1962–1975 (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 Taunja 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.