Girls' name · since 1963

Tatjana

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.

#13,061 of 72,339
all-time among girls
424
born since 1963
1990s
peak decade

424 girls have been named Tatjana since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Tatjana has 424 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2017.

  • #13,061 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 424 born since 1963
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tatjana ranks #13,061 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 424 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.

#13,061 of 72,339
all-time among girls
424
born since 1963
1990s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Tatjana's 424 recorded births place it above 81.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.

Tatjana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Tatjana splits its recorded history at 1992: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Tatjana popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1987)
26
Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
051015202530 196319751981198919941999200420122017 5

Tatjana by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (180 births, 42% of the file).

1990s was Tatjana's strongest decade.

180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Tatjana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 180 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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?
Since 1963, Social Security records show 424 babies named Tatjana. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #13,061 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2017. Its busiest year on record was 1987, with 26 births.
Where does Tatjana sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tatjana ranks #13,061 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

What to do with Tatjana's data

  • Tatjana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (180 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Tatjanas (31 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 Tatjana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1963–2017 (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 Tatjana 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.