girl's name
Taunya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 1,484
Taunya is a girl's name. In 1992 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1971, when 103 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1946.
Taunya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1992, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 20 |
| 1950s | 137 |
| 1960s | 458 |
| 1970s | 704 |
| 1980s | 156 |
| 1990s (to 1992) | 9 |
How popular is Taunya?
In 1992, Taunya was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Taunya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Taunya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Taunya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Taunya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Taunya
How popular is the name Taunya?
In 1992, Taunya was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Taunya a girl's or a boy's name?
Taunya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Taunya most popular?
Taunya peaked in 1971, when 103 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.