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The baby name Tanja is a Girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TAHN-yah.

Tanja is Croatian, German, Latin, Russian, Slovene in Origin.

Gender: Girl
Syllables: 2
Origin: Croatian, German, Latin, Russian, Slovene
Pronunciation: TAHN-yah

What is the meaning of the name Tanja ?

The baby name Tanja is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TAHN-yah.

Tanja is Croatian, German, Latin, Russian, Slovene in Origin.

Tanja is a German, Slovene, Croatian, and Nordic spelling of Russian Таня, transliterated Tanya, a familiar form of Татьяна, Tatyana. The name’s earliest securely identifiable form is Latin Tatiana, the feminine of Tatianus, itself built from the Roman nomen Tatius with the adjectival suffix -anus. Its literal sense is belonging to Tatius; the older Sabine origin of Tatius, known from the legendary king Titus Tatius, remains uncertain.

Veneration of Saint Tatiana of Rome helped preserve Tatiana in Eastern Orthodox naming, especially in Russia, where Tanya became the ordinary diminutive. Tanja reflects spelling conventions in German, Slovene, Croatian, Danish, Norwegian, and Finnish, where j marks a y sound. English-language use appeared in small numbers in the twentieth century, with variants including Tania, Tanya, Tatyana, Tatjana, Taťána, and Belarusian Tatsiana.

Tanja has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Tanja

Tanja Mihhailova-Saar Actor · Born 1983 · Estonia Tanja Mihhailova-Saar, best known as Tanja, is a Russian-Estonian pop singer and actress. She is especially known for representing Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Amazing". Born in Kaliningrad, Russia, she moved to Estonia at a very young age. Tanja Szewczenko Actor · Born 1977 · Germany Tanja Szewczenko is best known as a German former figure skater. She won bronze at the 1994 World Championships, silver at the 1997 Champions Series Final, bronze at the 1998 European Championships, and bronze at the 1993 World Junior Championships.

Tanja – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 1972 #1 — 486
Germany Girls 0 #12 16,601 4,949
SI Girls 0 #12 468 2,769
SI 0 #12 125 1,612
RS Girls 0 #16 518 1,651
NA 0 #31 3 2,537
Austria Girls 0 #32 3,036 1,885
EE 0 #35 3 1,051
RS 0 #36 66 923
Germany 0 #37 1,214 2,542
Finland Girls 0 #38 2,899 1,368
Austria 0 #41 337 850
Finland 0 #41 766 830
MT 0 #42 2 1,767
HR Girls 0 #43 1,288 3,687
LU 0 #50 17 2,830
Austria Girls 2002 #55 127 60
Finland Girls 2026 #55 10,827 3,895
HR 0 #67 169 2,081
DK Girls 0 #72 629 7,429
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
LU Girls 0 #85 116 4,850
EE Girls 0 #86 55 1,888
KZ 0 #92 3 1,452
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
DK 0 #104 118 5,198
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
CY Girls 0 #124 2 3,755
Norway Girls 2012 #128 4 516
Switzerland Girls 2024 #130 6 1,786
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
GR 0 #134 2 3,911
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
MT Girls 0 #146 8 3,773
RS Boys 0 #152 3 2,277
NL Girls 0 #155 2,538 5,933
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
RU 0 #175 15 3,641
Sweden Girls 2020 #179 2 1,663
AE 0 #182 6 10,220
CZ 0 #185 2 3,154
LT Girls 0 #198 3 1,904
NA Girls 0 #204 21 7,146
BG Girls 0 #207 17 3,559
AL Girls 0 #210 13 4,141
SI Boys 0 #210 2 3,402
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
NL 0 #217 187 2,481
HU Girls 0 #220 6 3,308
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
GR Girls 0 #227 16 6,293
IR 0 #229 3 4,221
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
PT 0 #247 4 4,161
JP Girls 0 #249 3 6,592
HR Boys 0 #254 6 3,997
CZ Girls 0 #257 86 5,378
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
TW Girls 0 #288 2 8,139
RU Girls 0 #290 250 11,913
KZ Girls 0 #295 26 5,862
CZ Boys 0 #304 2 6,530
Canada Girls 1996 #310 5 2,386
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
QA Girls 0 #339 5 15,378
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
CN Girls 0 #354 6 8,829
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
PL Girls 0 #357 8 5,096
MU Girls 0 #358 5 8,539
ZA 0 #358 90 14,421
BD Girls 0 #404 3 8,413
EG 0 #409 4 6,387
France Girls 2015 #411 3 3,223
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
PH Girls 0 #427 3 13,098
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
IR Girls 0 #438 93 8,334
Spain 0 #440 13 2,326
PT Girls 0 #442 10 7,952
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
PS Girls 0 #513 11 10,981
RU Boys 0 #523 4 12,621
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
AE Girls 0 #526 28 20,968
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
LY 0 #552 8 12,703
KW Girls 0 #559 3 19,177
IR Boys 0 #562 4 10,162
CR Girls 0 #567 7 11,342
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
IT 0 #577 139 4,183
SG Girls 0 #577 10 18,916
BH 0 #587 1 17,937
IT Girls 0 #594 1,377 9,415
IL Girls 0 #599 19 11,648
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
HK Girls 0 #647 4 16,104
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
ZA Girls 0 #692 534 25,928
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
MA 0 #769 378 20,986
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
KW Boys 0 #806 1 18,755
NG Girls 0 #823 4 15,093
TN 0 #861 5 13,765
Spain Girls 0 #905 79 5,561
CL Girls 0 #907 9 14,098
Germany Boys 0 #917 36 5,697
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
NL Boys 0 #939 13 5,873
United States Girls 2007 #950 7 10,181
BR Girls 0 #990 3 12,708
NG Boys 0 #998 4 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,001 9 14,742
SA Girls 0 #1,012 3 25,931
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
MY Girls 0 #1,071 2 24,821
AE Boys 0 #1,143 1 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,150 3 16,140
DZ 0 #1,164 13 20,130
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
TR 0 #1,196 16 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,263 5 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,268 5 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,691 1 28,008

Tanja is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:

Norway
Switzerland
France
Sweden
Austria

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People also ask about Tanja

Tanja is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Tanja is a 2 syllable name, pronounced TAHN-yah.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Tanya, Tania, Tatiana, Tatyana, Tatjana and Taťána.
Yes, very popular — Tanja ranked #1 in Ireland in 1972, and appears in official birth registries across 9 countries.
Tanja ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 1972).
Yes — 2 notable people named Tanja are in our database, including Tanja Mihhailova-Saar (Actor), Tanja Szewczenko (Actor).