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Taya

Girl

Meaning of Taya: Japanese: 'valley field'

Taya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Japanese naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2292nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1491st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2292

76 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1491

21 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,580

First recorded 1961 · peak 1998

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 47 babies1982: 37 babies1983: 24 babies1984: 16 babies1985: 26 babies1986: 36 babies1987: 27 babies1988: 31 babies1989: 38 babies1990: 24 babies19901991: 40 babies1992: 43 babies1993: 31 babies1994: 45 babies1995: 48 babies1996: 41 babies1997: 239 babies1998: 364 babies1999: 298 babies2000: 242 babies20002001: 226 babies2002: 242 babies2003: 250 babies2004: 249 babies2005: 214 babies2006: 213 babies2007: 199 babies2008: 186 babies2009: 283 babies2010: 235 babies20102011: 152 babies2012: 135 babies2013: 109 babies2014: 95 babies2015: 277 babies2016: 234 babies2017: 196 babies2018: 146 babies2019: 156 babies2020: 142 babies20202021: 114 babies2022: 109 babies2023: 112 babies2024: 90 babies2025: 76 babies
US babies named Taya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 364.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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