Taija
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TIE-ya
Taija is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Taija come from?
Listed as a Finnish name; also a modern US coinage
Is Taija a girl's or a boy's name?
Taija is a girls' name.
How popular is Taija in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 5 girls.
Taija in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
How popular is Taija in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 54 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Taija in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Taija in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3,985 |
| 2003 | 51 | #2,953 |
| 2002 | 35 | #3,726 |
| 2001 | 49 | #2,920 |
| 2000 | 40 | #3,329 |
| 1999 | 54 | #2,607 |
| 1998 | 51 | #2,648 |
| 1997 | 29 | #3,812 |
| 1996 | 27 | #3,937 |
| 1995 | 27 | #3,873 |
| 1994 | 18 | #5,244 |
| 1993 | 35 | #3,216 |
| 1992 | 28 | #3,767 |
| 1991 | 28 | #3,716 |
| 1990 | 39 | #2,895 |
| 1989 | 32 | #3,247 |
| 1988 | 32 | #3,090 |
| 1987 | 28 | #3,254 |
| 1986 | 17 | #4,536 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
Names like Taija
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Hiba Hana Summer Hafsa Huda Maya Maha Ayla Salma Khadija Amira
Names related to Taija
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Taija: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/taija, updated 20 October 2026.