Baby name

Tanya

Girl

Origin of the name

Tanya is a Russian pet form of Tatiana, a name taken from Titus Tatius, a legendary king of the Sabines.

Short-lived name

The high point came in 1974, with 5,997 births and the No. 46 spot that year. Since then, the name has fallen 99%, to about 50 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 3711. 41% of all babies named Tanya since 1880 were born in the 1970s.

116,855births since 1880

1970sgeneration

No. 46rank at its peak, in 1974

Where babies named Tanya are born

1974

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The darker the blue, the more common Tanya is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Tanya is most common in Hawaii (1.9 times), District of Columbia (1.9) and New Mexico (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Tonya 120,421
Tania 28,891
Anya 20,561
Tana 9,274
Taya 6,580
Taniya 5,101

Names from the same era

Christy · Tonya · Bridget · Heidi · Angie · Tara

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