Taneja
Taneja is an Indian surname found among the Aroravanshi Khatri (Arora) caste.
Meaning & Origin of Taneja
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taneja is an Indian surname found among the Aroravanshi Khatri (Arora) caste.
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The Story of Taneja
American parents first put Taneja on the record books as a baby girl name in 1997, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 9 Tanejas were born — ranking #9,017 that year. About 62% of every Taneja on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Taneja last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 52 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Taneja
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- Arjit Taneja (born 1992), Indian actor and model
- Hemant Taneja (born 1975), American billionaire businessman and venture capitalist
- Ishika Taneja (born 1994), Indian model, Miss India 2017–2018
- Namish Taneja , Indian television actor
- Om Prakash Taneja (1929–2017), Indian fighter pilot
- Preti Taneja , British writer
- Roshan Taneja (1931–2019), Indian acting coach
- Shweta Taneja , Indian novelist, graphic novelist, and journalist
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Names that sound like Taneja
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About the name Taneja
Taneja is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 52 births in the dataset. Taneja's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #9,017. Use the chart and map above to compare Taneja'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.