Recorded 1996–2010 Girls' name Peak 2006 59 births

Tanaija — girls' name

59 babies named Tanaija in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s362010s6
2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Tanaija was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

10 babies were named Tanaija in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanaija

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Tanaija between 1996 and 2010, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanaija currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanaija performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tanaija shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanaija in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 59 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tanaija at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

59

Since 1996

15 years of records

Peak year

2006

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1996

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2010

Tanaija popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1996

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2006)
10
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 2010200620052003200220012000199819971996 5

Tanaija by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
36 births that decade — 61% of Tanaija's all-time total
1990s172000s362010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanaija?
59 babies have been named Tanaija since 1996. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2006 with 10 births.
When was Tanaija most popular?
Tanaija was most popular in the 2000s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Tanaija been used?
Tanaija has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 15 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Tanaija?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanya, Tania, Tanisha, Tana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.