Taniya
Taniya is an Indian given name. Notable people with the name include:Taniya Bhatia, Indian cricketer Taniya Soki, Indian politician
- African American
- Bengali
Meaning & Origin of Taniya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taniya is an Indian given name. Notable people with the name include:Taniya Bhatia, Indian cricketer Taniya Soki, Indian politician
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
- Bengali
The Story of Taniya
The earliest SSA record of Taniya as a baby girl name dates back to 1969, when 6 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 433 newborns named Taniya — #665 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 65% of all recorded Taniyas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #8,927 among baby girl names with 10 births, falling sharply (-61%). In total, more than 5K Taniyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Taniya
Taniya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Taniya's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #665. Use the chart and map above to compare Taniya'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 .
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