Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Tayna 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 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tayna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 874
- 0 boys · 874 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 58 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 6 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 58 in 1974. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 868 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.
Tayna’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Tayna has a related form in Tainá.
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.
People named Tayna
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Tayna, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Karena
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Tisha
“one who brings joy to others”
>99% girls
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>99% girls
Mirna
“one who is much loved”
>99% girls
Sakinah
“a beloved friend” · “having God-inspired peace of mind”
>99% girls