US rank #1921 Girls' name Peak 1993 28,796 births

Tania — #1921 US girls' name

28,796 babies named Tania in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s111930s831940s2341950s5761960s28641970s59321980s42481990s61192000s61792010s19642020s581
#1921
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Tania was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

846 babies were named Tania in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tania

The Social Security Administration has registered 28,796 babies named Tania between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tania currently holds the #1921 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 846 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tania performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6,179 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Tania shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6,465 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tania in 47 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tania 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 28,796 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.

Tania at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

28,796

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

1993

846 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,921

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tania popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
846
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 202420111998198519721959194619321918 5

Tania popularity over time — boys

61 total births recorded since 1979 (Tania as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 61 births
4681012 199519941993199119901989198719861979 5

Tania by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6,179 births that decade — 21% of Tania's all-time total
1910s51920s111930s831940s2341950s5761960s28641970s59321980s42481990s61192000s61792010s19642020s581

Tania by state

Where Tania concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tania
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6,465 22.5%
#2 New York
3,008 10.4%
#3 Texas
2,818 9.8%
#4 Illinois
1,671 5.8%
#5 Florida
1,299 4.5%
#6 New Jersey
968 3.4%
#7 Michigan
733 2.5%
#8 Georgia
662 2.3%
California share of Tania's total US births 22.5%
Even split

6,465 of 28,796 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.

Tania appears in 47 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tania?
28,796 babies have been named Tania since 1918. It currently ranks #1921 among girls. The peak year was 1993 with 846 births.
When was Tania most popular?
Tania was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6,179 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Tania most popular?
The top states for the name Tania are California (6,465 births), New York (3,008 births), Texas (2,818 births).
How long has the name Tania been used?
Tania has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tania?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanya, Tanisha, Tana, Tanesha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1918–2024 (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.