Taya
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Valley Field
- Origin
- Japanese
Taya Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 6,501 baby girls have been named Taya. The name peaked in 1998 with 364 US births that year (rank #638). In 2024, ranked #2141 nationally — 1,503 places below its 1998 peak.
Top States for Taya
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Taya births are: California (530), Utah (300), Texas (269).
Other Japanese-Origin Names Like Taya
If you like Taya's Japanese origin, consider these related names: Aiko, Akeno, Aki, Akiko, Akina. Browse all Japanese names →
4-Letter Names Starting with T
Names with Taya's exact length and starting letter: Tacy, Tadd, Tage, Tahu, Tait.
Quick Facts About Taya
US Popularity History (2000–2015)
Annual US births named Taya by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2009 with 283 girls named Taya (girl rank #943 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2015, ranked #981 for girls (276 US births). That's 38 places below its 2009 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Taya Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Taya the strongest states are South Dakota, North Dakota, Idaho.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota | #173 | 22 |
| 2 | North Dakota | #225 | 17 |
| 3 | Idaho | #423 | 16 |
| 4 | Utah | #493 | 49 |
| 5 | Iowa | #553 | 26 |
| 6 | Kansas | #658 | 21 |
| 7 | Minnesota | #732 | 38 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | #793 | 27 |
| 9 | Washington | #891 | 45 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | #891 | 45 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | #793 | 27 |
| 3 | Minnesota | #732 | 38 |
| 4 | Kansas | #658 | 21 |
| 5 | Iowa | #553 | 26 |
| 6 | Utah | #493 | 49 |
| 7 | Idaho | #423 | 16 |
| 8 | North Dakota | #225 | 17 |
| 9 | South Dakota | #173 | 22 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Taya in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Taya to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Taya against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).