How Many People Are Named Tanya?
An estimated 103,116 people in the United States have the first name Tanya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Tanya peaked in popularity in 1974 with 6,037 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tanya 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 Tanya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Tanya is overwhelmingly female, 405 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Tanya has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
103,116
About 1 in 3,324 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1974
6,037 births
Total Registered
117,217
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tanya
Tanya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 117,217 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Tanya as a male name
Ranked #10,365 in 1996
5 male births in 1996
Peak: 1974 (41 births)
Tanya as a female name
Ranked #3,493 in 2024
45 female births in 2024
Peak: 1974 (5,996 births)
Tanya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tanya span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 48,043 babies were registered. Tanya has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tanya by Decade
How has Tanya 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.
Tanya by State
Birth registrations for Tanya span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Delaware. On average, about 2,232 Tanyas were registered per state.
Tanya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tanya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tanya
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tanya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tanya?
We estimate approximately 103,116 people named Tanya 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 3,324 Americans share this first name.
Is Tanya a common name?
Tanya is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 117,217 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tanya most popular?
Tanya reached peak popularity in 1974, when 6,037 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tanya is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tanya a female name?
Tanya is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tanya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tanya Smith, Tanya Johnson, Tanya 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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