How Many People Are Named Taniyah Brown?
There are approximately 19 people named Taniyah Brown living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 18,039,702 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Taniyah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Brown. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
19
1 in 18,039,702 Americans
Combination Rarity
Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Taniyah: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Taniyah. The peak year was 2003 with 326 births. The average person named Taniyah today is 17 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Taniyah
In the 2020 Census, the first name Taniyah was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (91.07%). The next largest recorded groups were Two or More Races (4.52%) and Hispanic (2.60%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Taniyah in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Taniyah rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Brown Surname
The surname Brown was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Brown in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Taniyah" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Brown" appears at a rate of 463.73 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Taniyah are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 19 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Taniyah Brown: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Taniyah Brown?
We estimate approximately 19 people named Taniyah Brown are alive in the United States today. The first name Taniyah is shared by 4,151 Americans, and the surname Brown is shared by 1,589,457.
How rare is the name Taniyah Brown?
This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 18,039,702 Americans. The first name Taniyah is rare and the surname Brown is very common.
Is Taniyah a male or female name?
Taniyah is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2003 and the average bearer today is 17 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Taniyah?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Taniyah was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (91.07%). The next largest recorded groups were Two or More Races (4.52%) and Hispanic (2.60%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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