Tanja vs Tania

Side-by-side comparison of Tanja and Tania — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tanja

Girl name

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Name B

Tania

Girl name · Rank #1921

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Metric Tanja Tania
Current Rank Unranked #1921
Total Births (all years) 2,580 28,796
Peak Year 1970 1993
Peak Year Births 153 846
Peak Decade 1960ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1943 1918

Births by Decade

Decade Tanja Tania
1910ss — 5
1920ss — 11
1930ss — 83
1940ss 10 234
1950ss 210 576
1960ss 951 2,864
1970ss 924 5,932
1980ss 329 4,248
1990ss 126 6,119
2000ss 30 6,179
2010ss — 1,964
2020ss — 581

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tanja Tania
2014 — 192
2015 — 155
2016 — 153
2017 — 187
2018 — 160
2019 — 142
2020 — 131
2021 — 105
2022 — 117
2023 — 125
2024 — 103

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1943–2007.

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