Feminine dossier · first seen 1961
Taya
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1998
Peak era
1998
Peak births
364
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Taya
How many people are named Taya?
An estimated 6,438 living Americans are named Taya.
How rare is Taya?
Taya is uncommon among babies today, with 76 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 79.1% from its 1998 peak.
How old is the typical Taya?
The median age of a living American named Taya is approximately 20 years, with most bearers falling between 11 and 27 years old.
Is Taya still popular?
Not especially. Taya has been declining since its 1998 peak and registered 76 births in 2025.
Where is Taya most common?
Taya has its strongest geographic signal in South Dakota, where it appears 13.0× more often than the national baseline.
1961Peak 19982025
Peak year
1998
Decline from peak
79.1%
2025
76
All-time
6,580
Where it lives now
Taya is most concentrated in Utah — about 6.3× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Taya is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.