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Tania

Girl

Meaning of Tania: Russian: 'fairy queen'

Tania is a girl's name most strongly associated with Russian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1995th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2000th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1995

93 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2000

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

28,952

First recorded 1918 · peak 1993

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 484 babies1982: 400 babies1983: 392 babies1984: 396 babies1985: 400 babies1986: 415 babies1987: 423 babies1988: 421 babies1989: 434 babies1990: 508 babies19901991: 585 babies1992: 674 babies1993: 857 babies1994: 702 babies1995: 548 babies1996: 600 babies1997: 524 babies1998: 582 babies1999: 578 babies2000: 605 babies20002001: 642 babies2002: 702 babies2003: 716 babies2004: 636 babies2005: 645 babies2006: 718 babies2007: 609 babies2008: 504 babies2009: 402 babies2010: 300 babies20102011: 243 babies2012: 237 babies2013: 195 babies2014: 192 babies2015: 155 babies2016: 153 babies2017: 187 babies2018: 160 babies2019: 142 babies2020: 131 babies20202021: 105 babies2022: 117 babies2023: 125 babies2024: 103 babies2025: 93 babies
US babies named Tania per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 857.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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