Girl name Russian origin Christian tradition

Tanya

TAN-yə · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Praiseworthy, Russian diminutive of Tatiana
Language
Russian
Culture
Russian;Latin
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Russian · mid-century
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3493
2024 births45
Peak year1974
First appeared1914
Total US births116,812
1974 peak19141942196919972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
TanTani
Alternate spellings
TaniaTonyaTanja
In other languages
Tania (Spanish/Italian)Tatiana (Russian)

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