Taniqua
Taniqua is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Taniqua
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taniqua is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Taniqua
Taniqua first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1974, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 70 Taniquas were born — ranking #1,979 that year. As of 2026, Taniqua ranks #12,187 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 605 Taniquas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Taniqua
Taniqua is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 605 births in the dataset. Taniqua's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #1,979. Use the chart and map above to compare Taniqua'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.