Tayana
A feminine name of Russian origin meaning "young forest".
Name Census estimates that about 789 living Americans carry the first name Tayana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tayana today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tayana births was 2003 (41 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tayana. 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
789
~ 1 in 434,416 Americans
Peak year
2003
41 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,982
Tracked since 1975
Popularity
Tayana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tayana 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 290 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
Tayana 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 Tayana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tayanas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. New York, Georgia, California recorded the most babies named Tayana, while Pennsylvania, Ohio, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 6 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tayana
The name Tayana has its origins in the Russian language. It is a feminine form of the male name Tainik, which is derived from the Russian word "taina," meaning "secret" or "mystery." The name gained popularity in Russia and other Slavic countries during the Middle Ages.
Tayana was a relatively uncommon name in ancient times, but it can be found in some historical records and literary works from the region. For instance, there is a mention of a woman named Tayana in a medieval Russian folktale, where she is portrayed as a wise and enigmatic character.
One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name Tayana was a Russian noblewoman who lived in the 16th century. She was known as Tayana Ivanovna and was a prominent figure in the court of Ivan the Terrible.
Another notable figure with the name Tayana was Tayana Mikhailovna, a Russian painter and illustrator who lived in the late 19th century. She was renowned for her intricate and detailed works, many of which depicted scenes from Russian folklore and mythology.
In the 20th century, one of the most famous Tayanas was Tayana Vasilyevna Tolstaya, a Soviet writer and playwright. She was born in 1919 and is best known for her novels and plays that explored the complexities of life in the Soviet Union.
Another prominent Tayana was Tayana Alexandrovna Mukhina, a Soviet sculptor who was born in 1904. Her most famous work is the monumental sculpture "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman," which was created for the 1937 World's Fair in Paris and became an iconic symbol of the Soviet Union.
Tayana Nikolayevna Yegorova was a Russian cross-country skier who competed in the 1990s and early 2000s. She won multiple Olympic and World Championship medals, including two gold medals at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.
While the name Tayana is not as common as some other Russian names, it has a rich history and has been borne by notable figures across various fields, including literature, art, and sports.
People
Tayana + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tayana 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
Tayana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tayana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 789 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tayana 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 434,416 US residents.
Is Tayana a common name?
We classify Tayana as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 808 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tayana most popular?
The single biggest year for Tayana was 2003, when 41 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tayana is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Tayana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tayana 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.