Taiya
A transcription of the Japanese word for "sun ray" or "sunbeam".
Name Census estimates that about 677 living Americans carry the first name Taiya. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Taiya today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Taiya births was 1998 (68 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Taiya. 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.
People living today
677
~ 1 in 506,284 Americans
Peak year
1998
68 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2022 SSA rank
#15,106
Tracked since 1971
Popularity
Taiya: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Taiya from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 284 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Taiya 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 Taiya during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Taiyas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Texas, California, Illinois recorded the most babies named Taiya, while Utah, Washington, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 11 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Taiya
The name Taiya is believed to have originated from the Japanese language. It is a feminine name that dates back to the Heian period in Japan, which lasted from 794 to 1185 CE. The name Taiya is thought to be derived from the Japanese words "tai" meaning "great" or "huge" and "ya" meaning "house" or "dwelling". Together, the name Taiya can be interpreted as "great house" or "grand dwelling".
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Taiya can be found in the Genji Monogatari, a classic Japanese literary work written by Murasaki Shikibu in the early 11th century. In this work, a minor character is referred to as Taiya no Myobu. This suggests that the name was already in use during the Heian period.
Throughout Japanese history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Taiya. One of the earliest was Taiya no Nobunaga, a 16th-century samurai and military commander who served under the powerful daimyo Oda Nobunaga. Another notable figure was Taiya no Katsuko, a 17th-century female poet and calligrapher who was renowned for her elegant works.
In the 18th century, Taiya no Masatomo was a prominent scholar and philosopher who wrote extensively on Confucian and Buddhist teachings. His writings were influential in shaping the intellectual discourse of the time.
More recently, in the 20th century, Taiya no Michiko was a renowned Japanese author and feminist who wrote extensively on women's rights and social issues. Her works were instrumental in raising awareness about gender equality and women's empowerment in Japan.
While the name Taiya is of Japanese origin, it has also been adopted and used in other cultures and countries over time. For instance, there have been instances of individuals with the name Taiya in countries such as Korea, China, and even some Western nations, likely due to cultural exchange and migration.
People
Taiya + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Taiya 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
Taiya: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taiya?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 677 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Taiya 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 506,284 US residents.
Is Taiya a common name?
We classify Taiya as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 692 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Taiya most popular?
The single biggest year for Taiya was 1998, when 68 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Taiya is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Taiya a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Taiya 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.
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.