Recorded 1997–2011 Girls' name Peak 2002 104 births

Tayjah — girls' name

104 babies named Tayjah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s732010s7
2000s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Tayjah was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

13 babies were named Tayjah in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tayjah

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Tayjah between 1997 and 2011, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tayjah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tayjah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tayjah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tayjah 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 104 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.

Tayjah at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

104

Since 1997

15 years of records

Peak year

2002

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1997

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2011

Tayjah popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2002)
13
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
468101214 201120072006200520042003200220012000199919981997 5

Tayjah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
73 births that decade — 70% of Tayjah's all-time total
1990s242000s732010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tayjah?
104 babies have been named Tayjah since 1997. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2002 with 13 births.
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?
Tayjah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 15 years of data through 2011.
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.

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, 1997–2011 (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.