Taysia
Feminine
Taysia puts the Tay of Taylor at the front of a name ending in -sia, the close of Tasia and Anastasia. The y fixes the first syllable as TAY, the vowel of day, and leaves the ending open to more than one reading.
How old is the name Taysia?
Taysia first appears in US birth records in 1984 — 41 years ago. The typical Taysia alive today was born around 2002, making them about 23 years old. About 500 people named Taysia are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Taysia most popular?
Taysia peaked in 2000, reaching #3527 nationally. See the whole 2000 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Taysia
Taysia takes a sound from one family and a shape from another. The Tay is the bright, one-syllable front of Taylor; the -sia comes from the Anastasia family by way of Tasia, and brings with it either the hush of Asia or the lightness of Polish pet names like Kasia and Basia. The spelling holds both, and each speaker decides which ending to hear.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No meaning is recorded for Taysia. Tasia is a short form of Anastasia, from the Greek word for resurrection; if Taysia is Tasia with a y, it relates to that name only as a respelling of a short form. If it was built from Tay- and a -sia ending, it has no meaning of its own, and nothing records which.
Pronouncing Taysia
TAY-shuh, TAY-zhuh and TAY-see-uh are all natural readings of the -sia ending, as English readers hear it in Russia, Asia and Anastasia. No record says which bearers use.
Nicknames for Taysia
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1984
- Most girls named
- 200037 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3527reached in 2000
- Change vs 2021
- 0.0%7 in 2024, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Taysias among us
people named Taysia are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Taysia sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- The y makes the first syllable unmistakable: TAY.
- Close to Tasia and Taylor, so it sounds familiar.
- Short: six letters.
- The ending can be said three ways, so introductions will need a word on it.
- Expect Tasia or Tacia on forms. Spelling it once, with the y, sets it straight.
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Frequently asked
- How many Taysias are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Taysia are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Taysia in 2025?
- Taysia is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Taysia with classmates?
- Taysia will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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