Name Legacy

Taunya

Recorded 1946–1992 · United States

Taunya was most popular in 1971, when 103 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,865 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,484 people named Taunya.

Most popular in1971
Rank that year#1,865
Births that year103
Total since 18801,484
Given to100% girls

Taunya over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Taunya’s peak in 1971. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Taunya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Taunya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,484 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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 Taunya

Where Taunya is most concentrated

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

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