Tanya
#3,712 for girls in 2025, 40 births · Last seen for boys in 1996 at #9,015
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1974 · 5,997 births
- Debut · girls
- 10 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 13 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 116,855since 1914
Tanya over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,712 | 40 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,395 | 46 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,274 | 49 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,792 | 61 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,553 | 43 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,549 | 67 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,285 | 79 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,584 | 67 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,108 | 91 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,117 | 92 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,908 | 106 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,634 | 131 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,487 | 149 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,201 | 204 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,105 | 223 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,015 | 247 | — | |
| 2009 | #988 | 268 | — | |
| 2008 | #845 | 333 | — | |
| 2007 | #812 | 354 | — | |
| 2006 | #747 | 370 | — | |
| 2005 | #690 | 401 | — | |
| 2004 | #635 | 430 | — | |
| 2003 | #602 | 453 | — | |
| 2002 | #570 | 463 | — | |
| 2001 | #606 | 416 | — | |
| 2000 | #570 | 455 | — | |
| 1999 | #602 | 404 | — | |
| 1998 | #599 | 400 | — | |
| 1997 | #511 | 473 | — | |
| 1996 | #444 | 571 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #413 | 621 | — | |
| 1994 | #367 | 707 | #6,372 | 8 |
| 1993 | #248 | 1,117 | — | |
| 1992 | #265 | 1,054 | — | |
| 1991 | #252 | 1,108 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #252 | 1,118 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #193 | 1,387 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #185 | 1,505 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #156 | 1,750 | #4,239 | 10 |
| 1986 | #160 | 1,766 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #139 | 2,113 | #3,805 | 11 |
| 1984 | #139 | 2,111 | #3,107 | 14 |
| 1983 | #134 | 2,227 | #3,630 | 11 |
| 1982 | #114 | 2,600 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1981 | #92 | 3,408 | #3,221 | 13 |
| 1980 | #88 | 3,436 | #3,430 | 12 |
| 1979 | #93 | 3,225 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | #81 | 3,576 | #3,614 | 10 |
| 1977 | #67 | 4,085 | #2,063 | 23 |
| 1976 | #61 | 4,819 | #2,113 | 22 |
| 1975 | #50 | 5,377 | #1,835 | 26 |
| 1974 | #46 | 5,997 | #1,335 | 41 |
| 1973 | #50 | 5,632 | #1,612 | 29 |
| 1972 | #54 | 5,402 | #1,966 | 21 |
| 1971 | #72 | 4,855 | #2,813 | 12 |
| 1970 | #76 | 4,862 | #2,058 | 19 |
| 1969 | #90 | 3,964 | #2,861 | 10 |
| 1968 | #106 | 3,403 | #2,907 | 9 |
| 1967 | #132 | 2,657 | #2,242 | 13 |
| 1966 | #160 | 2,170 | #2,784 | 9 |
| 1965 | #173 | 2,021 | — | |
| 1964 | #189 | 1,969 | — | |
| 1963 | #198 | 1,847 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #200 | 1,809 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #210 | 1,647 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #217 | 1,540 | — | |
| 1959 | #219 | 1,461 | — | |
| 1958 | #242 | 1,246 | — | |
| 1957 | #247 | 1,203 | — | |
| 1956 | #271 | 1,006 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #324 | 697 | — | |
| 1954 | #349 | 607 | — | |
| 1953 | #369 | 533 | — | |
| 1952 | #410 | 423 | — | |
| 1951 | #426 | 384 | — | |
| 1950 | #427 | 354 | — | |
| 1949 | #486 | 272 | — | |
| 1948 | #475 | 284 | — | |
| 1947 | #465 | 309 | — | |
| 1946 | #453 | 294 | — | |
| 1945 | #532 | 186 | — | |
| 1944 | #517 | 196 | — | |
| 1943 | #537 | 195 | — | |
| 1942 | #605 | 151 | — | |
| 1941 | #707 | 98 | — | |
| 1940 | #854 | 70 | — | |
| 1939 | #903 | 60 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,069 | 45 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,035 | 47 | — | |
| 1936 | #791 | 73 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,135 | 38 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,440 | 26 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,658 | 21 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,957 | 17 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,314 | 31 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,569 | 25 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,381 | 14 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | — | |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | — | |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,973 | 11 | — | |
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| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,731 | 12 | — | |
| 1919 | #3,219 | 9 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | — | |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | — | |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,265 | 10 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Tanya! It came in at #2,265, and was given to 10 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1922–1923, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Tanya is popular in 1989
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wisconsin#92 · 1 in 472
- New Mexico#97 · 1 in 416
- Hawaii#101 · 1 in 459
- Minnesota#112 · 1 in 544
- New Hampshire#118 · 1 in 574
Best ever in a state: #14 in South Dakota, 1973.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #92 | 62 | 1 in 472 |
| New Mexico | #97 | 22 | 1 in 416 |
| Hawaii | #101 | 11 | 1 in 459 |
| Minnesota | #112 | 52 | 1 in 544 |
| Massachusetts | #118 | 62 | 1 in 621 |
| New Hampshire | #118 | 12 | 1 in 574 |
| Rhode Island | #124 | 9 | 1 in 595 |
| California | #135 | 329 | 1 in 742 |
| Alaska | #162 | 6 | 1 in 589 |
| Arizona | #164 | 30 | 1 in 848 |
| South Dakota | #169 | 5 | 1 in 734 |
| Montana | #178 | 5 | 1 in 717 |
| Connecticut | #180 | 18 | 1 in 1,062 |
| Nevada | #180 | 7 | 1 in 878 |
| Washington | #187 | 29 | 1 in 1,017 |
| Pennsylvania | #188 | 63 | 1 in 1,140 |
| Colorado | #191 | 20 | 1 in 1,029 |
| New York | #191 | 104 | 1 in 1,142 |
| Nebraska | #192 | 9 | 1 in 1,013 |
| Maine | #196 | 6 | 1 in 1,049 |
| West Virginia | #201 | 8 | 1 in 1,099 |
| Michigan | #202 | 49 | 1 in 1,234 |
| Iowa | #204 | 13 | 1 in 1,220 |
| Texas | #218 | 108 | 1 in 1,235 |
| Illinois | #225 | 58 | 1 in 1,333 |
| Virginia | #254 | 22 | 1 in 1,687 |
| Mississippi | #266 | 10 | 1 in 1,369 |
| New Jersey | #280 | 26 | 1 in 1,846 |
| Florida | #281 | 41 | 1 in 1,879 |
| Oregon | #281 | 10 | 1 in 1,607 |
| Indiana | #288 | 19 | 1 in 1,807 |
| North Carolina | #311 | 19 | 1 in 2,141 |
| Missouri | #312 | 15 | 1 in 2,169 |
| Ohio | #319 | 30 | 1 in 2,328 |
| Louisiana | #338 | 13 | 1 in 1,981 |
| Oklahoma | #350 | 8 | 1 in 2,156 |
| Georgia | #352 | 18 | 1 in 2,325 |
| Maryland | #373 | 11 | 1 in 2,519 |
| South Carolina | #457 | 6 | 1 in 3,300 |
| Tennessee | #537 | 7 | 1 in 4,255 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Tanya
- 317 spots since 2024 (#3,395 → #3,712)
- 1,163 spots since 2020 (#2,549 → #3,712)
- 1,804 spots since 2015 (#1,908 → #3,712)
- Biggest jump: 344 spots in 1936 (#1,135 → #791)
- Biggest drop: 244 spots in 1937 (#791 → #1,035)
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 1974 at #46 (5,997 births)
- Births halved by 1982, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 13 yrs · run 1969–1981
- Top 1,000: 72 yrs · run 1939–2009
- Highest: 1 in 245 girls born in 1974 were named Tanya (0.41%)
- Latest: 1 in 40,182 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 40.9% of all girls named Tanya (47,830) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 48 | #2,265 (1914) | #3,351 |
| 1920s | 84 | #2,301 (1929) | #3,102 |
| 1930s | 383 | #791 (1936) | #1,287 |
| 1940s | 2,055 | #453 (1946) | #563 |
| 1950s | 7,914 | #219 (1959) | #328 |
| 1960s | 23,027 | #90 (1969) | #168 |
| 1970s | 47,830 | #46 (1974) | #65 |
| 1980s | 22,303 | #88 (1980) | #140 |
| 1990s | 7,573 | #248 (1993) | #395 |
| 2000s | 3,943 | #570 (2002) | #707 |
| 2010s | 1,389 | #1,015 (2010) | #1,744 |
| 2020s | 306 | #2,549 (2020) | #3,213 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Tanya in 1989
Top girls' names in 1989
Top boys' names in 1989
More about 1989
girls
1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 1,329 of them was named Tanya, which outranked 98.7% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 400,186 of them was named Tanya, which outranked 14.4% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,327 names at #7,905; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.