Feminine dossier · first seen 1992
Taniyah
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2003
Peak era
2003
Peak births
326
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Taniyah
How many people are named Taniyah?
An estimated 4,193 living Americans are named Taniyah.
How rare is Taniyah?
Taniyah is very rare among babies today, with 46 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 85.9% from its 2003 peak.
How old is the typical Taniyah?
The median age of a living American named Taniyah is approximately 18 years, with most bearers falling between 13 and 21 years old.
Is Taniyah still popular?
Not especially. Taniyah has been declining since its 2003 peak and registered 46 births in 2025.
Where is Taniyah most common?
Taniyah has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 5.8× more often than the national baseline.
1992Peak 20032025
Peak year
2003
Decline from peak
85.9%
2025
46
All-time
4,247
Where it lives now
Taniyah is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 5.8× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in South Carolina and Alabama.
States where Taniyah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.