Taniya
Taniya was the 5890th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 665th with 433 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,655 places. More babies were named Taniya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,890 girls, down 1,893 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006433 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,101babies recorded
Taniya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,890 | 21 |
| 2020 | #3,997 | 36 |
| 2010 | #1,090 | 230 |
| 2000 | #1,166 | 173 |
| 1990 | #5,260 | 18 |
| 1980 | #4,715 | 16 |
| 1970 | #7,897 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Taniya, counting every spelling?
Taniya is a spelling of Taniyah, a name family that had 67 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 67 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taniyah | 46 | #3,383 | 272 |
| Taniya | 21 | #5,890 | 122 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Taniya?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Taniya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Taniya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Taniya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Taniya?
About 5,000 people born in the US named Taniya are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 17 and 24. That makes Taniya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Taniya by state
How common Taniya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Taniya
How popular is the name Taniya?
Taniya was the 5890th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 665th with 433 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,655 places. More babies were named Taniya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Taniya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Taniya in the US.
Where is Taniya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Taniya was most common in Florida (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.