How Many People Are Named Tanya?
people named Tanya are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,157 people in the US has this name
Based on 117,260 babies named Tanya in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
6,038 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Russian diminutive of TATIANA. It began to be used in the English-speaking world during the 1930s.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Tanya in English. Counting Tanya and these spellings together, about 267,808 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Tanya (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tanya alive today is about 49 years old, and 77% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 43 and 56 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tanya first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 1974, to 6,038 babies. In 2025, 40 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Tanya never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #46, in 1974, and it was in the top 100 for 13 years, 1969 to 1981. In 2025 it ranked #3,766.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,766 |
| Best rank | #46 (1974) |
| Years in the top 100 | 13 (1969 to 1981) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #62 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Tanya alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tanya were born in California than in any other state: about 14,288 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Tanya was given 1.9 times as often in Hawaii, 1.8 times in District of Columbia and 1.8 times in New Mexico.
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