How Many People Are Named Tanja?
people named Tanja are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 144,824 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,580 babies named Tanja in Social Security records from 1943 to 2007, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
153 births
Trend
Last year given
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of TANYA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Tanja in the records were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Tanja alive today is about 53 years old, and 71% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 47 and 60 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Tanja first appears in the records in 1943 and was given most often in 1970, to 153 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2007.
Babies given the name each year, 1943 to 2007
π Rank History
Tanja has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #875, in 1970.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #875 (1970) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,125 in the 1960s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Tanja alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tanja were born in California than in any other state: about 207 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Tanja was given 2.5 times as often in California, 2.3 times in Illinois and 1.8 times in Texas.
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