Girls' name · since 1995

Tayia

Tayia has 170 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#21,510 of 72,339
all-time among girls
170
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade

Tayia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 170 recorded since 1995.

Social Security Administration records show Tayia recorded 170 times among girls since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2012.

  • #21,510 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 170 born since 1995
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayia ranks #21,510 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 170 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.

#21,510 of 72,339
all-time among girls
170
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tayia's 170 recorded births place it above 70.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tayia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Tayia's full recorded timeline at 2003, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Tayia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1998)
36
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
010203040 19951998200020022004200620092012 7

Tayia by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (87 births, 51% of the file).

2000s was Tayia's strongest decade.

87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Tayia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 87 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tayia?
Tayia has been given to 170 babies in the U.S. since 1995, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,510 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2012. 36 babies were born in 1998, its single highest year.
Where does Tayia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayia ranks #21,510 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tayia most popular?
Tayia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Tayia been used?
Records for Tayia go back to 1995, giving 18 years of history through 2012.
What names are similar to Tayia?
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.

What to do with Tayia's data

  • Tayia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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 Tayia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1995–2012 (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 Tayia 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.