Fun Facts About the Name Taya
- More than 6 thousand babies named Taya: U.S. records list 6,577 babies given the name Taya from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Taya Mean?
The meaning of Taya is not firmly settled. In Russian use it works mainly as an affectionate short form of longer names such as Taisiya and Tatiana, so it carries their meanings rather than one of its own; both parent names have debated etymologies. Taisiya goes back to the Greek Thaïs, whose origin is uncertain, and Tatiana comes from a Roman family name of unclear origin. In English-language use, Taya is generally treated as a variant spelling of Taia or Taja rather than as a name with a separate literal meaning.
Taya Name History & Origins
In English, Taya is used as a feminine given name and is commonly treated as a variant spelling of Taia or Taja. Its clearer older background is Slavic: in Russian, Taya (Тая) is an affectionate short form of longer names, notably Taisiya and Tatiana, and it is also used for Tamara. This fits the Russian pattern of forming intimate, everyday names with the ending -ya from fuller forms.
As a surname and place name, Taya also occurs in Japan, written 田谷 with elements meaning "rice field" and "valley." That Japanese use belongs to a separate naming tradition and is not the source of the European given name.
How Popular is the Name Taya?
Taya recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1998. Its best rank was #638 in 1998.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,385 | 76 | 0.0047% |
| 2024 | #2,141 | 89 | 0.0055% |
| 2023 | #1,812 | 112 | 0.0070% |
| 2022 | #1,868 | 109 | 0.0067% |
| 2021 | #1,788 | 114 | 0.0070% |
| 2020 | #1,508 | 142 | 0.0088% |
| 2019 | #1,437 | 155 | 0.0092% |
| 2018 | #1,505 | 146 | 0.0086% |
| 2017 | #1,229 | 196 | 0.0114% |
| 2016 | #1,102 | 234 | 0.0132% |
| 2015 | #981 | 276 | 0.0155% |
| 2014 | #2,068 | 95 | 0.0053% |
| 2013 | #1,864 | 109 | 0.0062% |
| 2012 | #1,610 | 135 | 0.0077% |
| 2011 | #1,478 | 152 | 0.0086% |
| 2010 | #1,058 | 235 | 0.0132% |
| 2009 | #943 | 283 | 0.0154% |
| 2008 | #1,328 | 186 | 0.0098% |
| 2007 | #1,249 | 199 | 0.0104% |
| 2006 | #1,150 | 213 | 0.0112% |
| 2005 | #1,110 | 214 | 0.0116% |
| 2004 | #964 | 249 | 0.0136% |
| 2003 | #943 | 250 | 0.0137% |
| 2002 | #930 | 242 | 0.0135% |
| 2001 | #964 | 226 | 0.0126% |
| 2000 | #907 | 242 | 0.0133% |
| 1999 | #754 | 298 | 0.0168% |
| 1998 | #638 | 364 | 0.0206% |
| 1997 | #857 | 239 | 0.0137% |
| 1996 | #2,958 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1995 | #2,621 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 1994 | #2,744 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1993 | #3,574 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1992 | #2,825 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 1991 | #2,929 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1990 | #4,218 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1989 | #2,923 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1988 | #3,219 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1987 | #3,415 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1986 | #2,716 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 1985 | #3,407 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1984 | #4,722 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1983 | #3,423 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1982 | #2,577 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1981 | #2,192 | 47 | 0.0028% |
| 1980 | #2,591 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1979 | #3,652 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1978 | #2,734 | 31 | 0.0020% |
| 1977 | #2,058 | 47 | 0.0031% |
| 1976 | #1,992 | 45 | 0.0031% |
| 1975 | #3,040 | 24 | 0.0016% |
| 1974 | #2,385 | 33 | 0.0022% |
| 1973 | #2,626 | 28 | 0.0019% |
| 1972 | #2,585 | 28 | 0.0018% |
| 1971 | #2,941 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1970 | #2,300 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1969 | #3,944 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1968 | #3,978 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1967 | #4,940 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #3,931 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #7,428 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #4,072 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #4,509 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #4,829 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #6,493 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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