Taisa
Taisa is a name with multiple cultural origins: Russian, Ukrainian.
- Russian
- Ukrainian
Meaning & Origin of Taisa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taisa is a name with multiple cultural origins: Russian, Ukrainian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
- Ukrainian
The Story of Taisa
Taisa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1968, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1985: 18 births, good for #4,282 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Taisas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2009 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 146 Taisas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Taisa
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About the name Taisa
Taisa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 146 births in the dataset. Taisa's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #4,282. Use the chart and map above to compare Taisa'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.