Girls' name · since 1992
Tanija
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 315 babies named Tanija, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,513 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 315
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
315 girls have been named Tanija since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tanija has 315 recorded births among girls since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2013.
- #15,513 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 315 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanija ranks #15,513 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 315 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,513 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 315
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanija's 315 recorded births place it above 78.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Tanija's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tanija's full recorded timeline at 2003, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tanija popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2013
- Peak year (2004)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Tanija by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (227 births, 72% of the file).
2000s was Tanija's strongest decade.
227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Tanija births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
227 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 227 births (72% of all-time use).
Tanija by state
Where Tanija concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 10 | 3.2% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.6% |
10 of 315 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Tanija's data
- Tanija's decade-level peak was the 2000s (227 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Tanijas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tanija: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tanija draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.