girl's name
Taniya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 5,281
Taniya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2006, when 433 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 157,878 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1969.
Taniya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 58 |
| 1980s | 107 |
| 1990s | 458 |
| 2000s | 3,301 |
| 2010s | 1,013 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 158 |
How popular is Taniya?
In 2025, Taniya was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Taniya 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.
Names that peaked alongside Taniya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Taniya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Taniya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Taniya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Taniya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Taniya
How popular is the name Taniya?
In 2025, Taniya was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Taniya a girl's or a boy's name?
Taniya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Taniya most popular?
Taniya peaked in 2006, when 433 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Taniya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Taniya currently ranks #5,811 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.