Girls' name · since 1991
Tayona
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 154 babies named Tayona, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
154 girls have been named Tayona since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tayona has 154 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1991 to 2017.
- #22,529 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 154 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayona ranks #22,529 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tayona's 154 recorded births place it above 68.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
Tayona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tayona's full recorded timeline at 2003, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tayona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2017
- Peak year (2003)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Tayona by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (90 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Tayona's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Tayona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
90 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 90 births (58% of all-time use).
Tayona by state
Where Tayona concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 5 | 3.2% |
5 of 154 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tayona's data
- Tayona's decade-level peak was the 2000s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Tayonas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland 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 Tayona: 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 (~26 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, 1991–2017 (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 Tayona 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.