Girls' name · since 1975
Tayana
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 817 babies named Tayana, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,614 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,295 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 817
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
817 babies have been named Tayana since 1975, making it today's #10295 girls' name.
Tayana has 817 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10295 as of the latest data, more common than 40% 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 1975 to 2025.
- #8,614 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,295 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 817 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayana ranks #8,614 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,295 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 817 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,614 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,295 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 817
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tayana's 817 recorded births place it above 88.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Tayana compares
817 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Tayana's all-time total is 117% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tayana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 817 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tayana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tayana's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tayana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Currently ranks #10295 among girls.
817 total births across 51 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2003 with 41 births in a single year.
Tayana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (290 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Tayana's strongest decade.
290 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Tayana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 78
1980s
78 births
- 1990s
1990s
241 births
- 2000s
2000s
290 births
- 2010s
2010s
144 births
- 2020s 47
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 290 births (35% of all-time use).
Tayana decade highlights
- Peak decade 290 births
- Runner-up 241 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Tayana 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 Tayana's total volume
Tayana by state
Where Tayana concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
7 of 817 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 0.9% of nationwide
- Georgia 0.7% of nationwide
- California 0.6% of nationwide
- Ohio 0.6% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 0.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 5 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 0.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Tayana's data
- Tayana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (290 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tayanas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Tayana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Tayana 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.
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