Girl · #15,532 in 2026

Taija

Name: Popularity of the name Taija in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Taija, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Taija is a Finnish feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Taija Finni, professor of kinesiology at the University of Jyväskylä Taija Jurmu, Miss Europe 1997 contestant Taija Tuominen, Finnish writer and creative writing teacher

Current Rank

#15,532

Peak Rank

#2,610 (1999)

Total Babies

822

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1985

First Year

2019

Last Year

1999

Peak Year

#2610

Peak Rank

822

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Taija

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →

The Story of Taija

Taija first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1985, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1999: 54 births, good for #2,610 nationwide. About 41% of every Taija on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Taija last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 822 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

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Names that sound like Taija

Phonetically similar names — useful when Taija is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Taija

What does the name Taija mean?

How popular is Taija in 2026?

In 2026, Taija ranks #15,532 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.

When was Taija most popular?

Taija reached its peak popularity in 1999, ranking #2,610 that year with 54 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Taija most popular?

Taija has historically been most popular in Virginia, North Carolina, Illinois. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Taija.

Is Taija a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Taija is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Taija?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Taija include Haili, Keianna, Mikenna. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Taija

Taija is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 822 births in the dataset. Taija's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #2,610. Use the chart and map above to compare Taija's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.