Tania

Tania: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “from Tatiana”
Origin: Russian
Say it: TAHN-yuh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

A diminutive and international form of Tatiana, a Roman family name of uncertain meaning. Tania is especially used in Russian and many European languages.

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How popular is Tania?

202431.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Tania in 2024103

2024 rank#1,922 girls

Peak year1976

Total US babies since 188028,857

Tania is fading: recent use is about 55% of its level ten years before.

Names like Tania

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Tatianaof the house of Tatius · Latin
Tanyapriceless one · Russian
Tonyapriceless one · Latin
Tatiannaof the family of Tatius · Latin
Tatyanaof the Roman clan Tatianus · Russian
Latonyamodern elaboration of Tonya · American (modern coinage)
Tonjapriceless one · Russian
Anyagrace · Russian

Tania questions

What does the name Tania mean?

Tania means "from Tatiana". It comes from Russian. A diminutive and international form of Tatiana, a Roman family name of uncertain meaning. Tania is especially used in Russian and many European languages.

Is Tania a boy or girl name?

Tania is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Tania?

103 US babies were named Tania in 2024. Its peak year was 1976.

How do you pronounce Tania?

Tania is usually pronounced TAHN-yuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.