Tanya
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Tanya began as a short form of Tatiana and is often glossed “fairy queen,” with Tania and Tonya as related forms. Country singer Tanya Tucker gave the name a homespun feel, and actress Tanya Roberts also bore it. Tanya is Russian for “praiseworthy.” Tanya is given a Greek meaning, “giant.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Tanya in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Tanya against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Tanya is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Tanya in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 40 girls were named Tanya, making it the #3712 girls' name in the US. Since 1914, 116,855 girls have been named Tanya, with the most (5,997) in 1974. It is most common, relative to births, in California and Florida.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Bulgaria | #19 girls (all ages) | 21,495 | National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI / НСИ), 2025 |
| Finland | #992 girls (all ages) | 175 | Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), 2026 |
| Israel | #473 girls (all ages) | 1,080 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 1949-2024 |
| Norway | #821 girls (all ages) | 322 | Statistics Norway (SSB), 2025 |
| Switzerland | #883 girls (all ages) | 693 | Federal Statistical Office (BFS/OFS), STATPOP, 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Tanya in other languages
- Tanja Dutch, Finnish, German, Slovenian
- Tatjana Dutch, German, Latvian, Slovenian
- Tatiana Dutch, Italian, Polish
- Tania Italian, Spanish
- Tanía Icelandic
- Tânia Portuguese
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Tanya
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Tanya, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Tanya (Category 1) | 1999 | Eastern Pacific | 130 km/h |
| Hurricane Tanya (Category 1) | 1995 | North Atlantic | 139 km/h |
| Tropical storm Tanya | 1985 | South Pacific | 111 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Tanya
There are 163 towns and villages with Tanya in their name, in 4 countries.
🇭🇺 Hungary 158🇸🇰 Slovakia 3🇲🇽 Mexico 1🇳🇵 Nepal 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Tanya | Yucatán, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 879 | Map |
| Ajaki Tanya | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, 🇭🇺 Hungary | – | Map |
| Akasztói Tanya | Bács-Kiskun, 🇭🇺 Hungary | – | Map |
| Alsóréti Tanya | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, 🇭🇺 Hungary | – | Map |
| Alsótápiói Tanya | Pest County, 🇭🇺 Hungary | – | Map |
| Alvégi Tanya | Fejér, 🇭🇺 Hungary | – | Map |
| Aranyosapáti Tanya | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, 🇭🇺 Hungary | – | Map |
| Aranyosi Tanya | Heves County, 🇭🇺 Hungary | – | Map |
| Bakonynánai Tanya | Veszprém, 🇭🇺 Hungary | – | Map |
| Ballai-tanya | Heves County, 🇭🇺 Hungary | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Tanya
There are 2 lakes and reservoirs with Tanya in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 1🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Tanya Lake | Tennessee, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Tanya Lakes | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Tanya
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Tanya.
Tanya Burr
Tanya Chua
Tanya Holland
Tanya Huebner
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Fictional characters named Tanya
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Tanya as a pet name
FurryName has found 28 dogs named Tanya in public pet registers, making it the #4,087 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Framingham (1), Playford (1), Vancouver (1). Tanya as a dog name →
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