Taisiya
A feminine Russian name meaning "ruler" or "leader".
Name Census estimates that about 68 living Americans carry the first name Taisiya. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Taisiya today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Taisiya births was 2013 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Taisiya. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Taisiya with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Taisiya. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
68
~ 1 in 5,040,505 Americans
Peak year
2013
11 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,282
Tracked since 2009
Census
Taisiya in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 294 people with the first name Taisiya, which placed it at #29,893 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#29,893
National first-name rank
People counted
294
294 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
90.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Taisiya
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Taisiya is White at 90.8%. The next largest groups are Black (4.1%) and Two or More Races (2.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Taisiya described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Taisiya at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White90.8% · 267
- Black or African American4.1% · 12
- Two or more races2.7% · 8
- Hispanic or Latino1.0% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Popularity
Taisiya: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Taisiya from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 51 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Taisiya by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Taisiya during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Taisiya
The name Taisiya is of Russian origin, derived from the Greek name Thaïs. It first emerged during the Byzantine era, around the 5th to 6th century AD. Thaïs was a renowned Greek hetaera or courtesan who lived in Alexandria, Egypt during the 4th century AD. Her name is believed to be derived from the ancient Greek word "thaleia," meaning "blooming" or "verdant."
In the 6th century, the name Thaïs was adopted by Eastern Orthodox Christians and evolved into the Russian form Taisiya. It gained popularity as a Christian name, particularly among the nobility and upper classes of Russia. The earliest recorded instance of the name Taisiya can be found in the chronicles of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, dating back to the 14th century.
One of the earliest notable figures to bear the name Taisiya was Taisiya Olshevskaya (1616-1687), a Russian noblewoman and courtier during the reign of Tsar Alexis I. Another historical figure was Taisiya Bakarina (1693-1777), a Russian noble and lady-in-waiting to Empress Catherine I.
In the 19th century, Taisiya Andreyevna Shishkina (1810-1884) was a prominent Russian philanthropist and patron of the arts. She founded several orphanages and schools in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Additionally, Taisiya Solomatina (1835-1892) was a celebrated Russian actress who performed on the stages of the Imperial Theatres in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
In the 20th century, Taisiya Mikhailovna Bammatova (1905-1987) was a renowned Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer. She was a leading soloist with the Bolshoi Ballet and later became the artistic director of the Ballet Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Minsk, Belarus.
While the name Taisiya has its roots in ancient Greek and Byzantine history, it has been embraced and cherished by Russian culture for centuries, gracing notable figures from various walks of life.
People
Taisiya + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Taisiya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Taisiya: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taisiya?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 68 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Taisiya going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 5,040,505 US residents.
Is Taisiya a common name?
We classify Taisiya as "Very Rare". It ranks above 58.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 69 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Taisiya most popular?
The single biggest year for Taisiya was 2013, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Taisiya is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Taisiya in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 294 people with the name Taisiya, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #29,893 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Taisiya in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Taisiya?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Taisiya appears almost entirely female. Of the 294 people counted with this name, 99.3% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Taisiya?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Taisiya is White at 90.8%. The next largest groups are Black (4.1%) and Two or More Races (2.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Taisiya most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Taisiya in the 2020 Census, accounting for 90.8% (267 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Taisiya in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Taisiya a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Taisiya in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Taisiya still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Taisiya in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Taisiya can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Taisiya?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.