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Taiga
OriginEnglish word name; Japanese
About Taiga
Taiga has two origins. As a word name derived from Turkic languages via Russian, it refers to the snow forest of the Arctic regions, making it an evocative nature name.
It is also a unisex Japanese name. Depending on the spelling, one meaning can be "large river".
Either way, it's worth noting that it sounds very similar to Tiger.
Pronounced TY-guh.
As of October 2026, Taiga ranked #6409 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3978 in 2010.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,910 | 20 | 11.4 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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