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Taquana

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How to Pronounce Taquana

Pronounced tuh-KWAH-nuh /təˈkwɑː.nə/Medium

Meaning: Taquana is a modern American coinage built from the Ta- prefix and a -quana element shared with Shaquana and Laquana. It was made for its rolling sound within Black American naming rather than inherited from an older word.Low

In 30 seconds: Taquana joins the Ta- prefix to a rolling -quana ending, kin to Shaquana. It appeared for United States girls in the mid-1970s and stayed rare (said tuh-KWAH-nuh).

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Origin LowAmerican

MeaningTaquana is a modern American coinage built from the Ta- prefix and a -quana element shared with Shaquana and Laquana. It was made for its rolling sound within Black American naming rather than inherited from an older word.

U.S. rank (2002)#12086 ↗ Rising

2002 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1993

Total births (all-time)≈ 310

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Taquana is an American coinage joining the Ta- prefix to a -quana element also seen in Shaquana and Laquana. Such names became a hallmark of Black American naming from the mid-1970s, each spelling a personal invention. Taquana first appears in United States birth records around 1975 and touched a small high around 1993.

It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak. A Taquana from that high would be in her thirties now; the name reads as an of-its-era coinage.

Did you know? Taquana belongs to the -quana family of the 1970s and 1980s, sitting beside Shaquana and Laquana, all sharing that smooth, rolling close.

Overall data confidence 35%

References - Taquana — Ta- prefix coinage with -quana element; Shaquana family; African American naming

Variations

ShaquanaLaquanaTaquanna

Nicknames

QuanaTay

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If you like Taquana…

Shaquana— shares the -quana element and rhythm

Laquana— a like prefix-plus-quana cousin

Tawana— another flowing Ta- coinage

Tazanna— the same modern feel

Tayana— lands in the same popularity range

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Taquana mean?

It is a modern coinage joining the Ta- prefix with a -quana element, in the Shaquana family, made for its sound.

How do you pronounce Taquana?

It's said tuh-KWAH-nuh /təˈkwɑː.nə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.

Is Taquana a boy or girl name?

Taquana is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Taquana?

It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-nineties.