Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1974

Tanya

Meaning Tatiana Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,767 Trend ↓ Falling 34%

Borrowed in the twentieth century from the Russian pet form Та́ня (Tánja) of Татья́на (Tatʹjána, “Tatiana”).

Rank 2025
#3,767
among girls · ↓312 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
40
named Tanya · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 40,182
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1974
6,038 babies
All-time total
117,260
#332 all-time among girls
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Tanya popularity over time

117,260 babies have been named Tanya since 1914, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
1.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 48 – 48 5 – #2,415
1920s 84 – 84 8 +75% #2,416
1930s 383 – 383 38 +356% #794
1940s 2,055 – 2,055 206 +437% #455
1950s 7,914 6 7,920 792 +285% #219
1960s 23,027 60 23,087 2,309 +192% #91
1970s 47,830 214 48,044 4,804 +108% #46
1980s 22,303 99 22,402 2,240 -53% #88
1990s 7,573 26 7,599 760 -66% #249
2000s 3,943 – 3,943 394 -48% #570
2010s 1,389 – 1,389 139 -65% #1,018
2020s (to 2025) 306 – 306 51 -63% #2,579

Where Tanya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 38 0.02 outside top 500
2027 36 0.02 outside top 500
2028 34 0.02 outside top 500
2029 33 0.02 outside top 500
2030 32 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Tanya

Tanya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,767 in 2025 with 40 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 117,260 American babies have been named Tanya. Its peak came in 1974, when 6,038 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Tanya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Tanya?

The median living Tanya is about 50 years old; half are between 43 and 56. An estimated 110 thousand people named Tanya are alive in the United States today.

median 50 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Tanya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 40 #3,767 – –
2024 46 #3,455 – –
2023 49 #3,322 – –
2022 61 #2,818 – –
2021 43 #3,608 – –
2020 67 #2,579 – –
2019 79 #2,303 – –
2018 67 #2,608 – –
2017 91 #2,127 – –
2016 92 #2,125 – –
2015 106 #1,918 – –
2014 131 #1,642 – –
2013 149 #1,494 – –
2012 204 #1,204 – –
2011 223 #1,109 – –
2010 247 #1,018 – –
2009 268 #990 – –
2008 333 #847 – –
2007 354 #812 – –
2006 370 #750 – –
2005 401 #692 – –
2004 430 #635 – –
2003 453 #602 – –
2002 463 #570 – –
2001 416 #606 – –
2000 455 #571 – –
1995 621 #413 – –
1990 1,118 #253 7 #7,090
1985 2,113 #139 11 #4,021
1980 3,436 #88 12 #3,591
1975 5,377 #50 26 #1,881
1970 4,862 #76 19 #2,117
1965 2,021 #173 – –
1960 1,540 #217 – –
1955 697 #325 – –
1950 354 #427 – –
1945 186 #534 – –
1940 70 #858 – –
1935 38 #1,160 – –
1930 25 #1,603 – –
1925 9 #3,626 – –
1920 12 #2,876 – –
1915 6 #4,209 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Tanya

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Tanya Roberts Tanya Roberts American actress (1949–2021) b. 1955 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Tanya Tucker Tanya Tucker American country singer (born 1958) Contemporary
  3. 3 Tanya Tate Tanya Tate English model and pornographic film actress (born 1979) Contemporary
  4. 4 Tanya Savicheva Tanya Savicheva Russian diarist and victim of the Siege of Leningrad 1930–1944 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Tanya Dziahileva Tanya Dziahileva Belarusian model (born 1991) Contemporary
  6. 6 Tanya Dangalakova Tanya Dangalakova Bulgarian swimmer (born 1964) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Tanya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Tanya?

The median living Tanya is about 50 years old. Half of all living Tanyas are between 43 and 56 years old.

How many people named Tanya are alive today?

An estimated 110 thousand people named Tanya are alive in the United States, based on 117,260 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Tanya mean?

Borrowed in the twentieth century from the Russian pet form Та́ня (Tánja) of Татья́на (Tatʹjána, “Tatiana”).

How popular is the name Tanya in 2025?

Tanya ranked #3,767 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 40 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tanya?

117,260 babies have been named Tanya in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tanya most popular?

Tanya peaked in 1974, when 6,038 newborns received the name.

Is Tanya a boy or girl name?

Tanya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Tanya rising or falling?

Tanya is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Tanya become more popular?

Tanya is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 32 girls named Tanya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Tanya?

Well-known people named Tanya include Tanya Roberts (actor), Tanya Tucker (singer), Tanya Tate (pornographic actor).

Names like Tanya

Names that sound and feel close to Tanya: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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