Recorded 1963–2017 Girls' name Peak 1987 424 births

Tatjana — girls' name

424 babies named Tatjana in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s571980s781990s1802000s812010s16
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Tatjana was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

26 babies were named Tatjana in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tatjana

The Social Security Administration has registered 424 babies named Tatjana between 1963 and 2017, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tatjana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tatjana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tatjana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Tatjana in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tatjana 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 424 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.

Tatjana at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

424

Since 1963

55 years of records

Peak year

1987

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1963

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2017

Tatjana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1963

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1987)
26
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Tatjana by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
180 births that decade — 42% of Tatjana's all-time total
1960s121970s571980s781990s1802000s812010s16

Tatjana by state

Where Tatjana concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tatjana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
31 7.3%
#2 New York
5 1.2%
California share of Tatjana's total US births 7.3%
Even split

31 of 424 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tatjana?
424 babies have been named Tatjana since 1963. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1987 with 26 births.
When was Tatjana most popular?
Tatjana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 180 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Tatjana most popular?
The top states for the name Tatjana are California (31 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Tatjana been used?
Tatjana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 55 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Tatjana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tatiana, Tatum, Tatyana, Tatianna, 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, 1963–2017 (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.