How Many People Are Named Taiya?
An estimated 677 people in the United States have the first name Taiya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Taiya peaked in popularity in 1998 with 68 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taiya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Taiya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
677
About 1 in 506,284 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1998
68 births
Total Registered
692
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taiya
Taiya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 692 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Taiya as a female name
Ranked #15,106 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 1998 (68 births)
Taiya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taiya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 284 babies were registered. Taiya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Taiya by Decade
How has Taiya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Taiya by State
Birth registrations for Taiya span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Utah, Washington, New York. On average, about 11 Taiyas were registered per state.
Taiya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Taiya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Taiya
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Taiya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taiya?
We estimate approximately 677 people named Taiya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 506,284 Americans share this first name.
Is Taiya a common name?
Taiya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 692 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taiya most popular?
Taiya reached peak popularity in 1998, when 68 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taiya is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taiya a female name?
Taiya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taiya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taiya Smith, Taiya Johnson, Taiya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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