Taya

Taya was the #2,368 girls' name in the US in 2025 (76 babies), and #1,454 in England & Wales and #1,577 in Canada.

Taya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Taya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Taya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,368 (76)#1,454 (21)—#885 (3)#1,577 (15)
2024#2,118 (90)#1,491 (21)#790 (3)—#993 (27)
2023#1,802 (112)#1,575 (19)——#928 (28)
2022#1,856 (109)#940 (37)——#1,056 (24)
2021#1,780 (114)#1,069 (32)—#883 (3)#711 (41)
2020#1,503 (142)#1,065 (31)——#1,153 (21)
2019#1,429 (156)#1,039 (33)——#922 (29)
2018#1,497 (146)#972 (37)——#779 (36)
2017#1,224 (196)#968 (38)——#639 (47)
2016#1,098 (234)#955 (38)——#617 (49)
2015#977 (277)#787 (49)——#503 (63)
2014#2,049 (95)#794 (49)——#719 (39)
2013#1,849 (109)#639 (64)——#634 (45)
2012#1,602 (135)#504 (86)——#479 (63)
2011#1,469 (152)#499 (85)—#798 (4)#396 (81)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1998 at #638.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1961.

How common is it?

about 1 in 21,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 12,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 10,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Taya is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 22,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 18,000 to 1 in 26,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Taya by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #791WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #915WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Taya (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,1819

Taya (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
TayaCanadaGirls#1,57715
TayaEngland & WalesGirls#1,45421
TayaIrelandGirls#8853
TayaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
TayaScotlandGirls—too few
TayaUSGirls#2,36876