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Girl name

Taiya

100% girls · last recorded 2022

Taiya has been given to about 693 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
Syllables1
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Living in the US≈ 685
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Taiya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1998 · 68
  • Born in 20250
  • All time693

How popular is Taiya?

Its best year was 1998, when 68 babies were given the name, ranking 2143rd. The typical living American called Taiya is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Taiya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Taya0.91
  2. Taniya0.86
  3. Tanya0.80
  4. Kaiya0.82
  5. Maiya0.82
  6. Talia0.75
  7. Tania0.75
  8. Maya0.73

Middle names for Taiya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Taiya Noelle0.83
  2. Taiya Belle0.83
  3. Taiya Josephine0.80
  4. Taiya Violet0.79
  5. Taiya Della0.79
  6. Taiya Catherine0.77

Sibling names for Taiya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.78
  2. Nikolasbrother · 0.77
  3. Paulinasister · 0.76
  4. Niasister · 0.76
  5. Keatonbrother · 0.76
  6. Misaelbrother · 0.76

Where Taiya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Taiya Wilson0.75
    2. Taiya Williams0.75
    3. Taiya Roberts0.75
    4. Taiya Phillips0.75
    5. Taiya Perez0.75
    6. Taiya Nelson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Taiya

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.