Tanija
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tah-NEE-jah
- Origin
- Modern
Tanija is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Tanija come from?
Modern: spelling of Tanijah; modern US coinage
Meaning borrowed from Tanijah.
Is Tanija a girl's or a boy's name?
Tanija is a girls' name.
How popular is Tanija in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 33 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the girls named Tanija in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tanija in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5,523 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5,708 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5,261 |
| 2004 | 33 | #4,168 |
| 2003 | 26 | #4,799 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 26 | #4,559 |
| 2000 | 21 | #5,307 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
Names like Tanija
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anika Radhika Amya Anaya Isha Araya Prisha Janiyah Dhara Nyava Ishika Akshara
Names related to Tanija
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Tanija: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tanija, updated 20 October 2026.