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Girl name

Tanja

100% girls · last recorded 2007

Tanja has been given to about 2,580 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 2,408
Median age today55 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tanja per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1970 · 153
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,580

How popular is Tanja?

Its best year was 1970, when 153 babies were given the name, ranking 875th. The typical living American called Tanja is about 55 years old today.

Names that sound like Tanja

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tanya0.79
  2. Tana0.79
  3. Tonja0.78
  4. Tania0.74
  5. Taniya0.71
  6. Aja0.70
  7. Tawnya0.69
  8. Tara0.64

Middle names for Tanja

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tanja Josephine0.84
  2. Tanja Rose0.83
  3. Tanja Louise0.83
  4. Tanja June0.82
  5. Tanja Pearl0.82
  6. Tanja Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Tanja

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Heidisister · 0.74
  2. Larasister · 0.73
  3. Angiesister · 0.72
  4. Scottieeither · 0.69
  5. Barronbrother · 0.68
  6. Wadebrother · 0.68

Where Tanja is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tanja White0.78
    2. Tanja Reyes0.78
    3. Tanja Nguyen0.78
    4. Tanja Moore0.78
    5. Tanja Lee0.78
    6. Tanja Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tanja

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. Norway1945–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.