Around the world, タヤ (Taya 
, タヤ 
) is a common unisex forename. The forename タヤ is characteristic of Australia, where it is quite a rare primarily female, but scarcely male name, Philippines, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, Philippines, and Ethiopia. Likewise, タヤ is the last name as well as the forename.