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Taneya

tuh-NAY-uh (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 376

Taneya is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2019 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 2001, when 22 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1975.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Taneya Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s.

153
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Taneya by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 33
1980s 56
1990s 100
2000s 153
2010s 31

How Popular Is Taneya?

In 2019, Taneya was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Taneya Is Used

England & Wales #4,801 3 in 2005
United States #13,805 6 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names That Peaked Alongside Taneya

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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How to Say Taneya

  • English tuh-NAY-uh

Sibling Names for Taneya

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Taneya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Taneya

How popular is the name Taneya?

In 2019, Taneya was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Taneya a girl's or a boy's name?

Taneya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Taneya?

Taneya has 3 syllables.

When was Taneya most popular?

Taneya peaked in 2001, when 22 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.