Is Taniah a boy or girl name?

Taniah is a girl’s name. Of the 902 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Taniah

Recorded 1981–2023 · United States

Taniah was most popular in 2006, when 82 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,970 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 902 people named Taniah.

Taniah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Taniah’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Taniah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Taniah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 902 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Taniah

Where Taniah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Illinois 4.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org