Girls' name · since 1914
Tanya
Tanya has 116,855 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,721 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 116,855
- born since 1914
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tanya currently ranks #3721 among girls' names in America, with 116,855 babies recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Tanya recorded 116,855 times among girls since 1914, holding rank #3721 nationally today, ahead of 78% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #332 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,721 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 116,855 born since 1914
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanya ranks #332 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,721 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 116,855 born since 1914, peaking in the 1970s.
- #332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,721 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 116,855
- born since 1914
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tanya's 116,855 recorded births place it above 99.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tanya compares
116,855 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tanya's all-time total is 311x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tanya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 116,855 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,997 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tanya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tanya's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 5,997, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tanya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 5,997
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Tanya popularity over time - boys
405 total births recorded since 1956 (Tanya as boys' name)
Tanya by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (47,830 births, 41% of the file).
1970s was Tanya's strongest decade.
47,830 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Tanya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 48
1910s
48 births
- 1920s 84
1920s
84 births
- 1930s 383
1930s
383 births
- 1940s 2,055
1940s
2,055 births
- 1950s 7,914
1950s
7,914 births
- 1960s
1960s
23,027 births
- 1970s
1970s
47,830 births
- 1980s
1980s
22,303 births
- 1990s 7,573
1990s
7,573 births
- 2000s 3,943
2000s
3,943 births
- 2010s 1,389
2010s
1,389 births
- 2020s 306
2020s
306 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 47,830 births (41% of all-time use).
How Tanya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tanya's total volume
Tanya by state
Where Tanya concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15,299 | 13.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 9,987 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 7,640 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5,720 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5,687 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 4,413 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 4,355 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 3,946 | 3.4% |
15,299 of 116,855 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Tanya appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tanya's data
- Tanya's decade-level peak was the 1970s (47,830 total births); usage has since declined to 306 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tanyas (15,299 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tanya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Tanya 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.