Given name
Tayen
“born during the new moon”
Tayen is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “born during the new moon.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “born during the new moon.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tayen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 187
- 76 boys · 111 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,843 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,843 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 156 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.
Tayen’s family of names
Tayen has a related form in Tayon. Tayen has a related form in Tayan. Tayen has a related form in Tayene.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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