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 1976
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#21 · 1 in 114
- North Dakota#27 · 1 in 121
- South Dakota#32 · 1 in 129
- Wyoming#37 · 1 in 131
- Montana#38 · 1 in 161
Best ever in a state: #14 in South Dakota, 1973.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #21 | 67 | 1 in 114 |
| North Dakota | #27 | 34 | 1 in 121 |
| South Dakota | #32 | 32 | 1 in 129 |
| Wyoming | #37 | 16 | 1 in 131 |
| Arizona | #38 | 88 | 1 in 173 |
| Montana | #38 | 26 | 1 in 161 |
| Minnesota | #39 | 135 | 1 in 178 |
| New Hampshire | #39 | 28 | 1 in 153 |
| Alabama | #40 | 113 | 1 in 190 |
| Alaska | #41 | 14 | 1 in 157 |
| Wisconsin | #41 | 147 | 1 in 187 |
| Hawaii | #42 | 23 | 1 in 201 |
| Mississippi | #43 | 75 | 1 in 202 |
| Rhode Island | #43 | 24 | 1 in 170 |
| Louisiana | #45 | 130 | 1 in 200 |
| Connecticut | #46 | 71 | 1 in 193 |
| Florida | #46 | 169 | 1 in 242 |
| Maryland | #46 | 81 | 1 in 215 |
| Vermont | #46 | 11 | 1 in 190 |
| New York | #47 | 408 | 1 in 246 |
| Virginia | #47 | 121 | 1 in 222 |
| Michigan | #48 | 217 | 1 in 251 |
| Maine | #50 | 28 | 1 in 201 |
| Colorado | #51 | 71 | 1 in 228 |
| Delaware | #51 | 15 | 1 in 172 |
| Iowa | #53 | 76 | 1 in 231 |
| Missouri | #53 | 124 | 1 in 238 |
| Washington | #53 | 81 | 1 in 257 |
| Nebraska | #54 | 43 | 1 in 220 |
| North Carolina | #56 | 124 | 1 in 258 |
| Tennessee | #56 | 106 | 1 in 247 |
| Illinois | #57 | 232 | 1 in 301 |
| Oregon | #57 | 55 | 1 in 251 |
| District of Columbia | #58 | 27 | 1 in 215 |
| South Carolina | #59 | 66 | 1 in 256 |
| Pennsylvania | #60 | 227 | 1 in 284 |
| Kentucky | #62 | 81 | 1 in 289 |
| Massachusetts | #63 | 111 | 1 in 257 |
| Texas | #65 | 286 | 1 in 338 |
| Georgia | #67 | 99 | 1 in 312 |
| Arkansas | #71 | 42 | 1 in 295 |
| West Virginia | #72 | 35 | 1 in 331 |
| Oklahoma | #73 | 48 | 1 in 334 |
| California | #75 | 390 | 1 in 369 |
| New Jersey | #77 | 99 | 1 in 356 |
| Indiana | #81 | 82 | 1 in 412 |
| Ohio | #84 | 163 | 1 in 413 |
| Idaho | #85 | 17 | 1 in 343 |
| Kansas | #99 | 27 | 1 in 482 |
| Nevada | #113 | 7 | 1 in 407 |
| Utah | #119 | 27 | 1 in 512 |
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 1976
Top girls' names in 1976
Top boys' names in 1976
More about 1976
girls
1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 304 of them was named Tanya, which outranked 99.4% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 71,319 of them was named Tanya, which outranked 67.5% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,054Tajuan23
- #2,054Tamar23
- #2,054Tobie23
- #2,113Tanya22
- #2,113Abran22
- #2,113Antoino22
- #2,113Antwine22
- #2,177Anastasios21
- #2,177Antwoine21
- #2,177Ardell21
Tied with 63 names at #2,113; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.