Taina
Taina is a name with multiple cultural origins: Finnish, Portuguese, New World Mythology.
- Finnish
- Portuguese
- New World Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Taina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taina is a name with multiple cultural origins: Finnish, Portuguese, New World Mythology.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Finnish
- Portuguese
- New World Mythology
The Story of Taina
Taina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1955, with 21 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2001: 248 births, good for #911 nationwide. About 37% of every Taina on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Taina ranks #6,976 for baby girls with 16 births, falling sharply (-29%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Taina
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About the name Taina
Taina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Taina's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #911. Use the chart and map above to compare Taina'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.