Tanayah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tuh-nuh-YAH
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Tanayah is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “daughter”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tanayah mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Tanaya
“daughter”
A Sanskrit word for daughter, used as a girl's name across India.
Meaning borrowed from Tanaya.
Is Tanayah a girl's or a boy's name?
Tanayah is a girls' name.
How popular is Tanayah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 5 girls.
Tanayah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
How popular is Tanayah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Tanayah in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tanayah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 19 | #6,590 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
Names like Tanayah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Ayah, Sumayyah, Safa, Zainab, Ruqayyah, Aaminah, Taliyah, Hiba, Nusaybah, Safiya, Summer
Names related to Tanayah
Tanya, Tanaya, Taniyah, Tayana, Tianah, Tanaiya, Tayanna, Taniah, Tanyiah
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tanayah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tanayah, updated 20 October 2026.