How Many People Are Named Taniah?
An estimated 888 people in the United States have the first name Taniah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Taniah peaked in popularity in 2006 with 82 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taniah 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 Taniah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
888
About 1 in 385,985 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2006
82 births
Total Registered
902
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taniah
Taniah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 902 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Taniah as a female name
Ranked #14,981 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 2006 (82 births)
Taniah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taniah span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 588 babies were registered. Taniah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Taniah by Decade
How has Taniah 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.
Taniah by State
Birth registrations for Taniah span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Georgia, Florida. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Tennessee, South Carolina. On average, about 18 Taniahs were registered per state.
Taniah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Taniah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Taniah
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Taniah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taniah?
We estimate approximately 888 people named Taniah 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 385,985 Americans share this first name.
Is Taniah a common name?
Taniah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 902 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taniah most popular?
Taniah reached peak popularity in 2006, when 82 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taniah is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taniah a female name?
Taniah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taniah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taniah Smith, Taniah Johnson, Taniah 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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