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The first name Tania

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

In 2025, 11 girls were named Tania, making it the 2,440th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2003, with 68 births (#478).

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885
babies named Tania, 1996–2025
#2,440
rank in 2025
2003
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tania with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Tania at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 93 girls born in the United States were named Tania, the 2,050th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1993, when 846 were.

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28,952
babies named Tania since 1880
#2,050
rank in 2025
1993
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Nicknames and spellings

Other spellings and forms

Famous people named Tania

3 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Tânia Alves
    Brazilian actress, born 1953
  • Tânia Burity
    Actor, born 1978
  • Tânia Maria Pereira Ribeiro
    Brazilian association football player, born 1974

Questions

How popular is the name Tania?
In 2025, 11 girls born in England and Wales were named Tania, ranking 2,440th. Its peak was 2003, with 68 births.
Is Tania a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 28,952 US babies named Tania since 1880 were girls.
When was Tania most popular?
1993 in the United States, when 846 babies were named Tania, its highest rank at 316th.
What are other spellings of Tania?
Taniya.