Tania
Tania was the 2050th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 93 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 312th; the most babies were born in 1993 (846). Over the last ten years it has moved down 563 places. More babies were named Tania in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Tatiana · Russian, Latin
Say it TAHN-yuh /ˈtɑnjə/
- Rank in 2025
- #2,050 girls, down 443 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 93girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1993846 babies
- Total since 1880
- 28,952babies recorded
What does the name Tania mean?
Tania is a spelling of Tanya, the Russian pet form of Tatiana (Ukrainian Tetyana). Tatiana is the feminine of the Latin Tatianus, from the Roman family name Tatius, of unknown origin. Tanya was borrowed into English in the 20th century. Tania was most popular in the US in the 1970s and 1990s.
Та́ня (Russian, “Tanya, pet form of Tatiana”)
How sure is this? Well established. Tatius, at the root, has no known meaning.
Pronunciation: IPA as for Tanya (Wiktionary, US).
Related names: Tanya, Tatiana, Tonya, Tatyana.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Tania', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Tanya', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Tatiana', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Tania popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 61 since 1979.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,050 | 93 |
| 2020 | #1,607 | 131 |
| 2010 | #885 | 300 |
| 2000 | #460 | 605 |
| 1990 | #489 | 498 |
| 1980 | #432 | 502 |
| 1970 | #431 | 511 |
| 1960 | #938 | 130 |
| 1950 | #1,362 | 46 |
| 1940 | #2,936 | 10 |
| 1930 | #4,504 | 6 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tania, counting every spelling?
Tania is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,371 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,050 for Tania on its own. Together these spellings went to 144 girls in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tania?
93 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tania (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tania born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 90 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tania.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tania?
About 27,600 people born in the US named Tania are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 24 and 50. That makes Tania mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tania by state
How common Tania was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×), Texas (1.7×). In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tania: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tania, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Tania · Sibling names for Tania
Tania is also a nickname for Tatiana.
Questions about the name Tania
What does Tania mean?
Tania means “pet form of Tatiana” (Russian, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Tania?
Tania was the 2050th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 93 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 312th; the most babies were born in 1993 (846). Over the last ten years it has moved down 563 places. More babies were named Tania in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Tania a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tania in the US.
Where is Tania most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tania was most common in California (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Florida.