boy's name
Taiga
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 441
Taiga is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2010, when 26 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
Taiga over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 36 |
| 2000s | 105 |
| 2010s | 132 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 93 |
How popular is Taiga?
In 2025, Taiga was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Taiga is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Taiga is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Taïga | Taïga is Taiga written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #5,651. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Taiga
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Taiga also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Taiga over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Taiga
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Taiga — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Taiga
How popular is the name Taiga?
In 2025, Taiga was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Taiga a girl's or a boy's name?
Taiga is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Taiga most popular?
Taiga peaked in 2010, when 26 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Taiga a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Taiga currently ranks #3,650 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.