How Many People Are Named Taneya?
An estimated 361 people in the United States have the first name Taneya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Taneya peaked in popularity in 2001 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taneya 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 Taneya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
361
About 1 in 949,458 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2001
22 births
Total Registered
373
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taneya
Taneya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 373 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Taneya as a female name
Ranked #15,374 in 2019
6 female births in 2019
Peak: 2001 (22 births)
Taneya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taneya span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 153 babies were registered. Taneya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Taneya by Decade
How has Taneya 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.
Taneya by State
Taneya + Last Name Combinations
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Taneya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taneya?
We estimate approximately 361 people named Taneya 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 949,458 Americans share this first name.
Is Taneya a common name?
Taneya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 373 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taneya most popular?
Taneya reached peak popularity in 2001, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taneya is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taneya a female name?
Taneya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taneya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taneya Smith, Taneya Johnson, Taneya 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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