Girls' name · since 1996
Tayah
1,344 babies named Tayah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,749 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,344
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tayah currently ranks #9749 among girls' names in America, with 1,344 babies recorded since 1996.
Tayah has 1,344 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9749 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #6,140 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,749 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,344 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayah ranks #6,140 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,749 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,344 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,749 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,344
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tayah's 1,344 recorded births place it above 91.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tayah compares
1,344 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tayah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,344 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 103 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tayah's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 103, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Tayah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (608 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Tayah's strongest decade.
608 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Tayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
260 births
- 2000s
2000s
608 births
- 2010s
2010s
388 births
- 2020s 88
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 608 births (45% of all-time use).
How Tayah 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 Tayah's total volume
Tayah by state
Where Tayah concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 71 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 32 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 22 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 20 | 1.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 6 | 0.4% |
71 of 1,344 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Tayah appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tayah's data
- Tayah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (608 total births); usage has since declined to 88 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tayahs (71 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Tayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Tayah 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.