Given name
Taniqua
“queen of the fairies”
Taniqua is a variant of Tanika. One American interpretation is “queen of the fairies.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Taniqua is a variant of Tanika. One American interpretation is “queen of the fairies.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Taniqua is a variant of Tanika. An origin associated with Tanika is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Taniqua through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 605
- 0 boys · 605 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 70 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 70 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 487 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Taniqua’s family of names
Taniqua has a related form in Tanika.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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