Taiga
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
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.
Taiga for girls
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 November 2026, Taiga ranked #6409 for boys in US births in 2025 and #17358 for girls in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #3978 for boys in 2010 and #15104 for girls in 2022.
Popularity & trends
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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