Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Taya isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Taya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,580
- 0 boys · 6,580 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 364 babies
- 2025
- 76
- #2,385 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −43%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 76 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,385 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 42.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 364 in 1998. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,587 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.
Taya’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Taya
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Taya, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kaya
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5% boys · 95% girls
Sadaya
>99% girls
Tkayah
>99% girls
Daysha
>99% girls
Takiyah
>99% girls
Taliyah
Taliyah is a feminine given name.
>99% girls
Shreya
“a lucky woman”
>99% girls
Kaiya
“a forgiving woman”
>99% girls