Recorded 1953–2016 Girls' name Peak 2004 525 births

Tanyia — girls' name

525 babies named Tanyia in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s241960s551970s671980s281990s372000s2472010s67
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Tanyia was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

33 babies were named Tanyia in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanyia

The Social Security Administration has registered 525 babies named Tanyia between 1953 and 2016, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanyia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanyia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 247 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tanyia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Tanyia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanyia 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 525 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.

Tanyia at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

525

Since 1953

64 years of records

Peak year

2004

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1953

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2016

Tanyia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1953

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2004)
33
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
010203040 201620102004199819821973196619581953 6

Tanyia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
247 births that decade — 47% of Tanyia's all-time total
1950s241960s551970s671980s281990s372000s2472010s67

Tanyia by state

Where Tanyia concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Tanyia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
10 1.9%
#2 North Carolina
7 1.3%
#3 Georgia
5 1.0%
Florida share of Tanyia's total US births 1.9%
Even split

10 of 525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanyia?
525 babies have been named Tanyia since 1953. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2004 with 33 births.
When was Tanyia most popular?
Tanyia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 247 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Tanyia most popular?
The top states for the name Tanyia are Florida (10 births), North Carolina (7 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Tanyia been used?
Tanyia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 64 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Tanyia?
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, 1953–2016 (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.