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Girl name

Taunya

100% girls · last recorded 1992

Taunya has been given to about 1,484 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1971, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,381
Median age today55 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Taunya per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1971 · 103
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,484

How popular is Taunya?

Its best year was 1971, when 103 babies were given the name, ranking 1139th. The typical living American called Taunya is about 55 years old today.

Names that sound like Taunya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tawnya0.92
  2. Tanya0.82
  3. Taniya0.79
  4. Tania0.73
  5. Anya0.70
  6. Taya0.70
  7. Aniya0.67
  8. Janiya0.67

Middle names for Taunya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Taunya Josephine0.84
  2. Taunya Rose0.83
  3. Taunya Louise0.83
  4. Taunya June0.82
  5. Taunya Pearl0.82
  6. Taunya Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Taunya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.70
  2. Heidisister · 0.69
  3. Angiesister · 0.67
  4. Scottieeither · 0.66
  5. Damonbrother · 0.65
  6. Shawnbrother · 0.63

Where Taunya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Taunya White0.78
    2. Taunya Reyes0.78
    3. Taunya Nguyen0.78
    4. Taunya Moore0.78
    5. Taunya Lee0.78
    6. Taunya Hill0.78

    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 Taunya

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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