How Many People Are Named Taunya?
An estimated 1,277 people in the United States have the first name Taunya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Taunya peaked in popularity in 1971 with 103 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Taunya 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 Taunya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,277
About 1 in 268,406 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1971
103 births
Total Registered
1,484
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Taunya
Taunya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,484 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Taunya as a female name
Ranked #9,426 in 1992
9 female births in 1992
Peak: 1971 (103 births)
Taunya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Taunya span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 704 babies were registered. Taunya has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Taunya by Decade
How has Taunya 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.
Taunya by State
Birth registrations for Taunya span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Oregon, Ohio. The lowest are in Michigan, Maryland, Virginia. On average, about 20 Taunyas were registered per state.
Taunya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Taunya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Taunya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taunya?
We estimate approximately 1,277 people named Taunya 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 268,406 Americans share this first name.
Is Taunya a common name?
Taunya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,484 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Taunya most popular?
Taunya reached peak popularity in 1971, when 103 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Taunya is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Taunya a female name?
Taunya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Taunya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Taunya Smith, Taunya Johnson, Taunya 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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