Recorded 1991–2021 Girls' name Peak 2002 172 births

Tayja — girls' name

172 babies named Tayja in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s472000s1112010s52020s9
2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Tayja was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

16 babies were named Tayja in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tayja

The Social Security Administration has registered 172 babies named Tayja between 1991 and 2021, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tayja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tayja performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tayja shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tayja 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 172 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.

Tayja at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

172

Since 1991

31 years of records

Peak year

2002

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1991

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2021

Tayja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1991

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2002)
16
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 202120082006200420022000199819961991 5

Tayja by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
111 births that decade — 65% of Tayja's all-time total
1990s472000s1112010s52020s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tayja?
172 babies have been named Tayja since 1991. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2002 with 16 births.
When was Tayja most popular?
Tayja was most popular in the 2000s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Tayja been used?
Tayja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 31 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Tayja?
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.

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, 1991–2021 (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.