Is Tanya a boy or girl name?
Tanya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 45 girls and 0 boys were named Tanya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 117,217 US babies named Tanya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,493
- Babies named Tanya since 1914
- 117,217
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 6,037 babies
Boys and girls named Tanya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 48 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 84 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 383 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,056 | 100% |
| 1950s | 6 | 7,914 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 60 | 23,026 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 214 | 47,829 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 99 | 22,303 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 26 | 7,573 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,943 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,388 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 265 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,493 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,320 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,817 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,604 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,577 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,303 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,607 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,126 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,125 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,918 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,651 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,494 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 204 | #1,204 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 223 | #1,109 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 247 | #1,018 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 268 | #990 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 333 | #847 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 354 | #812 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 370 | #749 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 401 | #692 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 430 | #635 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 453 | #602 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 463 | #570 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 416 | #606 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 455 | #571 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 404 | #603 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 399 | #602 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 473 | #511 |
| 1996 | 5 | #10,365 | 571 | #445 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 622 | #413 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,909 | 707 | #368 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,117 | #249 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,054 | #266 |
| 1991 | 6 | #8,127 | 1,108 | #252 |
| 1990 | 7 | #7,090 | 1,118 | #253 |
| 1989 | 5 | #9,084 | 1,387 | #193 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,682 | 1,505 | #186 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,543 | 1,750 | #156 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,861 | 1,766 | #160 |
| 1985 | 11 | #4,020 | 2,113 | #139 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,254 | 2,111 | #140 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,847 | 2,227 | #134 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,942 | 2,600 | #114 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,390 | 3,408 | #92 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,590 | 3,436 | #88 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,789 | 3,225 | #93 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,818 | 3,576 | #82 |
| 1977 | 23 | #2,123 | 4,085 | #67 |
| 1976 | 22 | #2,168 | 4,819 | #61 |
| 1975 | 26 | #1,881 | 5,378 | #50 |
| 1974 | 41 | #1,348 | 5,996 | #46 |
| 1973 | 29 | #1,649 | 5,632 | #50 |
| 1972 | 21 | #2,014 | 5,402 | #54 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,951 | 4,854 | #72 |
| 1970 | 19 | #2,117 | 4,862 | #76 |
| 1969 | 10 | #3,040 | 3,965 | #90 |
| 1968 | 9 | #3,081 | 3,402 | #106 |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,337 | 2,657 | #132 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,960 | 2,169 | #160 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 2,020 | #174 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,969 | #189 |
| 1963 | 6 | #4,003 | 1,847 | #198 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,996 | 1,809 | #200 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,623 | 1,648 | #210 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,540 | #217 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,460 | #219 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,246 | #242 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,204 | #247 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,895 | 1,006 | #271 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 697 | #325 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 607 | #349 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 533 | #369 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 423 | #410 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 384 | #427 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 354 | #427 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 272 | #486 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 284 | #476 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 309 | #466 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 294 | #455 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 186 | #534 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 196 | #517 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 195 | #541 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 151 | #610 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 99 | #707 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 70 | #858 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 60 | #917 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,078 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,046 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 73 | #794 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,160 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,477 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,712 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,025 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,331 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,603 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,416 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,490 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,837 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,247 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,626 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,126 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,033 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,876 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,425 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,004 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,534 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,350 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,209 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,415 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tanya reached #1,348 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #46 in 1974. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tanya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.