Taya
Taya was the 2385th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 638th with 364 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,408 places. More babies were named Taya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,385 girls, down 877 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 76girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1998364 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,580babies recorded
Taya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,385 | 76 |
| 2020 | #1,508 | 142 |
| 2010 | #1,058 | 235 |
| 2000 | #907 | 242 |
| 1990 | #4,218 | 24 |
| 1980 | #2,592 | 37 |
| 1970 | #2,300 | 34 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Taya, counting every spelling?
Taya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,716 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,385 for Taya on its own. Together these spellings went to 102 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taya | 76 | #2,385 | 501 |
| Tayah | 10 | #10,038 | 68 |
| Taia | 7 | #13,051 | 38 |
| Teia | 9 | #10,834 | 38 |
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 Taya?
76 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Taya (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Taya 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 110 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Taya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Taya?
About 6,500 people born in the US named Taya are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 11 and 27. That makes Taya 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.
Taya by state
How common Taya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (2.6×). In 35 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
These names rose and fell in step with Taya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Taya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Taya
How popular is the name Taya?
Taya was the 2385th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 638th with 364 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,408 places. More babies were named Taya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Taya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Taya in the US.
Where is Taya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Taya was most common in Utah (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and Colorado.