Tayanna
A feminine name of possible Native American origin, meaning "blossom".
Name Census estimates that about 605 living Americans carry the first name Tayanna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tayanna today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tayanna births was 2021 (40 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tayanna. 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 Tayanna with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
605
~ 1 in 566,536 Americans
Peak year
2021
40 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,874
Tracked since 1984
Census
Tayanna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 421 people with the first name Tayanna, which placed it at #23,301 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
#23,301
National first-name rank
People counted
421
421 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
62.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tayanna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tayanna is Black at 62.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (14.7%) and White (9.5%). 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 Tayanna 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 Tayanna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American62.9% · 265
- Hispanic or Latino14.7% · 62
- White9.5% · 40
- Two or more races9.5% · 40
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.1% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 1
Popularity
Tayanna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tayanna from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 215 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Tayanna remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tayanna 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 Tayanna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tayannas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Tayanna
The name Tayanna has its roots in the ancient Sanskrit language, which originated in the Indian subcontinent around the 2nd millennium BCE. It is believed to be derived from the Sanskrit words "taya," meaning to protect or shield, and "anna," meaning food or nourishment. Thus, the name Tayanna can be interpreted as "one who protects and nourishes."
In ancient Hindu texts and scriptures like the Vedas and Upanishads, the name Tayanna is mentioned as a feminine name bestowed upon goddesses and deities associated with fertility, abundance, and nurturing qualities. This reflects the name's connection to the concepts of protection and sustenance.
The earliest recorded instance of the name Tayanna dates back to around the 5th century BCE, when it was found inscribed on a stone tablet discovered in the ruins of the ancient city of Mohenjo-daro, located in present-day Pakistan. This archaeological evidence suggests the name's use in the Indus Valley Civilization, one of the earliest known civilizations in the Indian subcontinent.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Tayanna. One of the most prominent was Tayanna Devi (c. 1050 CE - 1125 CE), a renowned Hindu mystic and poet from the Indian state of Rajasthan. Her spiritual compositions, known as "bhajans," are still widely celebrated and recited in various parts of India today.
Another historical figure bearing the name Tayanna was Queen Tayanna Begum (1566 CE - 1619 CE), the wife of Sultan Salim Chishti, a prominent Sufi saint and spiritual leader from the Mughal Empire era. Queen Tayanna Begum was known for her patronage of art, literature, and architecture, and she played a significant role in the construction of several notable monuments in the city of Fatehpur Sikri.
In the realm of literature, Tayanna Kaur (1835 CE - 1903 CE) was a prominent Sikh poetess and writer from the Punjab region of India. Her works, which often explored themes of spirituality and social reform, were widely acclaimed and helped to shape the literary landscape of the time.
Tayanna Eliza Jones (1892 CE - 1976 CE) was a notable African-American educator and civil rights activist from the United States. She dedicated her life to advocating for equal educational opportunities for Black students and played a pivotal role in the desegregation of schools in various parts of the country.
Lastly, Tayanna Mukherjee (1920 CE - 2008 CE) was an accomplished Indian classical dancer and choreographer. She was widely recognized for her contributions to the revival and preservation of the Kathak dance form, a classical style of dance originating from the northern regions of India.
People
Tayanna + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tayanna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tayanna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 605 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tayanna 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 566,536 US residents.
Is Tayanna a common name?
We classify Tayanna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 615 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tayanna most popular?
The single biggest year for Tayanna was 2021, when 40 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tayanna is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tayanna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 421 people with the name Tayanna, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,301 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 Tayanna 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 Tayanna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tayanna appears almost entirely female. Of the 416 people counted with this name, 100.0% 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 Tayanna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tayanna is Black at 62.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (14.7%) and White (9.5%). 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 Tayanna most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tayanna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 62.9% (265 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 Tayanna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tayanna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tayanna 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 Tayanna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tayanna 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 Tayanna 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 common is the name Tayanna?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.