The first name Taya
A girl’s name.
1 syllable Female
Meaning and origin
A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Та́я (Tája)
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 21 girls were named Taya, making it the 1,454th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2010, with 100 births (#425).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Taya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Taya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 76 girls born in the United States were named Taya, the 2,385th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1998, when 364 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Taya
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Taya ParkerAmerican pornographic actress and model, born 1980
Questions
- What does the name Taya mean?
- A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Та́я (Tája)
- How popular is the name Taya?
- In 2025, 21 girls born in England and Wales were named Taya, ranking 1,454th. Its peak was 2010, with 100 births.
- Is Taya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,580 US babies named Taya since 1880 were girls.
- When was Taya most popular?
- 1998 in the United States, when 364 babies were named Taya, its highest rank at 638th.