Tanja vs Tanya

Side-by-side comparison of Tanja and Tanya — 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

Tanya

Girl name · Rank #3456

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Metric Tanja Tanya
Current Rank Unranked #3456
Total Births (all years) 2,580 116,812
Peak Year 1970 1974
Peak Year Births 153 5,996
Peak Decade 1960ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1943 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Tanja Tanya
1910ss — 48
1920ss — 84
1930ss — 383
1940ss 10 2,056
1950ss 210 7,914
1960ss 951 23,026
1970ss 924 47,829
1980ss 329 22,303
1990ss 126 7,573
2000ss 30 3,943
2010ss — 1,388
2020ss — 265

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tanja Tanya
2014 — 130
2015 — 106
2016 — 92
2017 — 91
2018 — 67
2019 — 79
2020 — 67
2021 — 43
2022 — 61
2023 — 49
2024 — 45

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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