How Many People Are Named Taniya?
An estimated 4,996 people in the United States have the first name Taniya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Taniya peaked in popularity in 2006 with 433 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taniya 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 Taniya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,996
About 1 in 68,606 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2006
433 births
Total Registered
5,080
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taniya
Taniya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,080 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Taniya as a female name
Ranked #7,533 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (433 births)
Taniya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taniya span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 3,301 babies were registered. Taniya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Taniya by Decade
How has Taniya 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.
Taniya by State
Birth registrations for Taniya span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Georgia, Illinois. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Connecticut, Minnesota. On average, about 144 Taniyas were registered per state.
Taniya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Taniya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Taniya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taniya?
We estimate approximately 4,996 people named Taniya 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 68,606 Americans share this first name.
Is Taniya a common name?
Taniya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,080 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taniya most popular?
Taniya reached peak popularity in 2006, when 433 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taniya is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taniya a female name?
Taniya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taniya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taniya Smith, Taniya Johnson, Taniya 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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