Tanyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TAHN-ya
- Origin
- Latin
Tanyah is a girls' name of Latin origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tanyah mean?
Latin: spelling of Tanya; 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.
Meaning borrowed from Tanya.
Is Tanyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Tanyah is a girls' name.
How popular is Tanyah 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 36 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Tanyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tanyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6,638 |
| 2009 | 26 | #5,377 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 21 | #6,319 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6,838 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5,595 |
| 2004 | 36 | #3,894 |
| 2003 | 27 | #4,663 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
Names like Tanyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Taliyah, Kaliyah, Zaniyah, Jaliyah, Zainab, Janiyah, Safa, Hadassah, Sariyah, Saniyah, Salma
Names related to Tanyah
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
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, “Tanyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tanyah, updated 20 October 2026.