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.

Taiga debuted in the charts for girls in 2022.

Pronounced TY-guh.

As of October 2026, Taiga ranked #17358 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #15104 in 2022.