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Taya

100% girls · 76 born in 2025

Taya has been given to about 6,580 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,503
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Taya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1998 · 364
  • Born in 202576
  • All time6,580
  • England & Wales, 202521

How popular is Taya?

Its best year was 1998, when 364 babies were given the name, ranking 638th. The typical living American called Taya is about 21 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wisconsin, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Taya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tanya0.85
  2. Maya0.81
  3. Kaya0.81
  4. Raya0.81
  5. Aya0.81
  6. Naya0.81
  7. Tayla0.79
  8. Tara0.75

Middle names for Taya

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

Sibling names for Taya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Misaelbrother · 0.94
  2. Hanasister · 0.94
  3. Palomasister · 0.93
  4. Alonsobrother · 0.93
  5. Samirasister · 0.93
  6. Mustafabrother · 0.93

Where Taya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Wisconsin0.01%
  2. Washington0.01%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Taya across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.