How Many People Are Named Taniqua?
An estimated 577 people in the United States have the first name Taniqua. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Taniqua peaked in popularity in 1991 with 70 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taniqua 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 Taniqua paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
577
About 1 in 594,028 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1991
70 births
Total Registered
605
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taniqua
Taniqua is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 605 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Taniqua as a female name
Ranked #13,473 in 2002
7 female births in 2002
Peak: 1991 (70 births)
Taniqua: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taniqua span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 334 babies were registered. Taniqua has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Taniqua by Decade
How has Taniqua 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.
Taniqua by State
Birth registrations for Taniqua span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in California, Virginia, Ohio. On average, about 26 Taniquas were registered per state.
Taniqua + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Taniqua as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Taniqua: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taniqua?
We estimate approximately 577 people named Taniqua 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 594,028 Americans share this first name.
Is Taniqua a common name?
Taniqua is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 605 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taniqua most popular?
Taniqua reached peak popularity in 1991, when 70 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taniqua is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taniqua a female name?
Taniqua is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taniqua Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taniqua Smith, Taniqua Johnson, Taniqua 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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