US rank #7062 Girls' name Peak 1999 1,333 births

Tayah — #7062 US girls' name

1,333 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.

1990s2602000s6082010s3872020s78
#7062
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Tayah was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

103 babies were named Tayah in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,333 babies named Tayah between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tayah currently holds the #7062 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 103 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tayah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 608 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tayah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 71 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tayah in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tayah 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 1,333 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.

Tayah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,333

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

1999

103 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,062

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
103
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
050100150 20242020201620122008200420001996 6

Tayah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
608 births that decade — 46% of Tayah's all-time total
1990s2602000s6082010s3872020s78

Tayah by state

Where Tayah concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tayah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
71 5.3%
#2 Michigan
32 2.4%
#3 Texas
22 1.7%
#4 Pennsylvania
20 1.5%
#5 New York
16 1.2%
#6 Louisiana
10 0.8%
#7 Indiana
6 0.5%
#8 Minnesota
6 0.5%
California share of Tayah's total US births 5.3%
Even split

71 of 1,333 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Tayah appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tayah?
1,333 babies have been named Tayah since 1996. It currently ranks #7062 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 103 births.
When was Tayah most popular?
Tayah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 608 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Tayah most popular?
The top states for the name Tayah are California (71 births), Michigan (32 births), Texas (22 births).
How long has the name Tayah been used?
Tayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tayah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taylor, Tayler, Taya, Tayla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1996–2024 (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.