How Many People Are Named Tanja?
An estimated 2,234 people in the United States have the first name Tanja. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Tanja peaked in popularity in 1970 with 153 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tanja as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tanja paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,234
About 1 in 153,426 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1970
153 births
Total Registered
2,580
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tanja
Tanja is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,580 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tanja as a female name
Ranked #15,319 in 2007
7 female births in 2007
Peak: 1970 (153 births)
Tanja: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tanja span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 951 babies were registered. Tanja has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tanja by Decade
How has Tanja tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tanja by State
Birth registrations for Tanja span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Texas. The lowest are in Oregon, Maryland, Washington. On average, about 46 Tanjas were registered per state.
Tanja + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tanja as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tanja
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Tanja: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tanja?
We estimate approximately 2,234 people named Tanja are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 153,426 Americans share this first name.
Is Tanja a common name?
Tanja is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,580 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tanja most popular?
Tanja reached peak popularity in 1970, when 153 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tanja is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tanja a female name?
Tanja is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tanja Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tanja Smith, Tanja Johnson, Tanja Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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