Thanya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TAHN-yah
Thanya is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Thanya come from?
Possibly Thai, from Sanskrit dhanya
Is Thanya a girl's or a boy's name?
Thanya is a girls' name.
How popular is Thanya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the girls named Thanya in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Thanya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 28 | #3,771 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,247 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
Names like Thanya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kavya, Navya, Priya, Anya, Prisha, Saanvi, Tanvi, Aavya, Vanya, Dhara, Shreya, Krisha
Names related to Thanya
Taniyah, Tanya, Taniya, Thiana, Tana, Thania, Tanyiah, Tanyah
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, “Thanya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/thanya, updated 20 October 2026.