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Tanya

Gender
Girl
Say it
TAHN-ya
Origin
Latin
UK rank, 2025
#2,344 for girls
US rank, 2025
#3,711 for girls

Tanya is a girls' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 3,711th for girls in the US (40 babies).

What does Tanya mean?

Latin: Russian pet form of Tatiana, from the Roman name Tatius

Tatiana derives from Titus Tatius, a legendary Sabine king who shared the rule of early Rome with Romulus.

Is Tanya a girl's or a boy's name?

Tanya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 40 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Tanya in the UK?

Rank in 2025
2,344th among girls
Babies in 2025
12 about 1 in 23,000 girls
Five-year trend
Steady down 2% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Tanya, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,407th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 187 girls.

Half of all the girls named Tanya in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1974 (#88) and 1984 (#91).

1996Busiest: 187 in 19962025
Tanya in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202512#2,344
202419#1,662
202312#2,329
20229#2,805
202112#2,325
202011#2,407
201915#1,958
201818#1,739
201717#1,833
201631#1,189
201528#1,276
201435#1,080
201323#1,461
201250#831
201160#714
201052#761
200960#674
200870#594
200791#479
2006103#433
2005107#401
2004129#338
2003126#330
2002114#342
2001133#303
2000130#309
1999141#291
1998135#305
1997173#254
1996187#238

How popular is Tanya in the US?

Rank in 2025
3,711th among girls
Babies in 2025
40 about 1 in 40,000 girls
Five-year trend
Falling down 37% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 40 girls in the US were named Tanya, making it the 3,711th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,549th. Its busiest year was 1974, with 5,997 girls. It first appears in the records in 1914.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Tanya than any year since 1935.

Half of all the girls named Tanya in the US since 1880 were born between 1968 and 1981, the years shaded on the chart below.

1914Busiest: 5,997 in 19742025
Tanya in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202540#3,711
202446#3,395
202349#3,274
202261#2,792
202143#3,552
202067#2,549
201979#2,285
201867#2,584
201791#2,108
201692#2,117
2015106#1,908
2014131#1,634
2013149#1,487
2012204#1,201
2011223#1,105
2010247#1,015
2009268#988
2008333#845
2007354#812
2006370#747
2005401#690
2004430#635
2003453#602
2002463#570
2001416#606
2000455#570
1999404#602
1998400#599
1997473#511
1996571#444
1995621#413
1994707#367
19931,117#248
19921,054#265
19911,108#252
19901,118#252
19891,387#193
19881,505#185
19871,750#156
19861,766#160
19852,113#139
19842,111#139
19832,227#134
19822,600#114
19813,408#92
19803,436#88
19793,225#93
19783,576#81
19774,085#67
19764,819#61
19755,377#50
19745,997#46
19735,632#50
19725,402#54
19714,855#72
19704,862#76
19693,964#90
19683,403#106
19672,657#132
19662,170#160
19652,021#173
19641,969#189
19631,847#198
19621,809#200
19611,647#210
19601,540#217
19591,461#219
19581,246#242
19571,203#247
19561,006#271
1955697#324
1954607#348
1953533#368
1952423#409
1951384#425
1950354#426
1949272#485
1948284#474
1947309#465
1946294#453
1945186#532
1944196#517
1943195#537
1942151#605
194198#707
194070#854
193960#903
193845#1,069
193747#1,035
193673#791
193538#1,135
193426#1,440
193321#1,658
193217#1,956
193131#1,314
193025#1,568
192914#2,300
192814#2,380
19278#3,559
192610#3,045
19259#3,361
192411#2,972
19230–
19220–
19216#4,462
192012#2,731
19199#3,217
191811#2,821
19176#4,081
19166#3,917
19156#3,793
191410#2,264

Names like Tanya

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Tara, Holly, Jessica, Francesca, Emily, Michelle, Trisha, Laura, Tina, Marnie, Amber, Molly

Names related to Tanya

Tiana, Tania, Tuana, Tanaya, Tiyana, Teyana, Taniya, Taniyah, Tyanna, Taina, Tyana

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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, “Tanya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tanya, updated 20 October 2026.