Recorded 1946–1992 Girls' name Peak 1971 1,484 births

Taunya — girls' name

1,484 babies named Taunya in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s201950s1371960s4581970s7041980s1561990s9
1970s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Taunya was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

103 babies were named Taunya in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taunya

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,484 babies named Taunya between 1946 and 1992, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Taunya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 103 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taunya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 704 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Taunya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 99 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oregon and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Taunya in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taunya 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 1,484 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.

Taunya at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

1,484

Since 1946

47 years of records

Peak year

1971

103 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1946

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1992

Taunya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1946

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1971)
103
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
050100150 19921983197719711965195919531946 7

Taunya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
704 births that decade — 47% of Taunya's all-time total
1940s201950s1371960s4581970s7041980s1561990s9

Taunya by state

Where Taunya concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Taunya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
99 6.7%
#2 Oregon
23 1.5%
#3 Ohio
21 1.4%
#4 Texas
21 1.4%
#5 Washington
21 1.4%
#6 Illinois
18 1.2%
#7 Pennsylvania
16 1.1%
#8 Utah
16 1.1%
California share of Taunya's total US births 6.7%
Even split

99 of 1,484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Taunya appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taunya?
1,484 babies have been named Taunya since 1946. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1971 with 103 births.
When was Taunya most popular?
Taunya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 704 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Taunya most popular?
The top states for the name Taunya are California (99 births), Oregon (23 births), Ohio (21 births).
How long has the name Taunya been used?
Taunya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 47 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Taunya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tausha, Tauna, Taura, Tauni, 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, 1946–1992 (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.