Girls' name · since 1997

Tayjah

Tayjah has 104 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#26,733 of 72,339
all-time among girls
104
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade

Tayjah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 104 recorded since 1997.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayjah has been recorded 104 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2011.

  • #26,733 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 104 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayjah ranks #26,733 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 104 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#26,733 of 72,339
all-time among girls
104
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tayjah's 104 recorded births place it above 63.02% 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.

Tayjah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Tayjah's full recorded timeline at 2003, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Tayjah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2002)
13
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
468101214 199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072011 7

Tayjah by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (73 births, 70% of the file).

2000s was Tayjah's strongest decade.

73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.

Tayjah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 73 births (70% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tayjah?
104 babies have been named Tayjah since 1997. All-time, it sits at #26,733 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2002 with 13 births.
Where does Tayjah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayjah ranks #26,733 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 Tayjah most popular?
Tayjah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Tayjah been used?
The SSA has tracked Tayjah since 1997 -- 15 years through the most recent 2011 data.
What names are similar to Tayjah?
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 Tayjah's data

  • Tayjah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 7 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.

Keep exploring Tayjah

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tayjah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tayjah: 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, 1997–2011 (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 Tayjah 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.