Given name
Tania
“queen of the fairies”
In Polish use, Tania is a shortened form of Tatiana. One Slavic interpretation is “queen of the fairies.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Polish use, Tania is a shortened form of Tatiana. One Slavic interpretation is “queen of the fairies.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Polish use, Tania is a shortened form of Tatiana. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Tania is a diminutive of Tatiana.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tania through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 28,952
- 61 boys · 28,891 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 857 babies
- 2025
- 93
- #2,050 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 93 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,050 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 846 in 1993. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (19 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 42,281 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tania’s family of names
In French usage, Tania is a diminutive of Tatiana. In English usage, Tania shares a linguistic root with the Finnish form Tanja. In English usage, Tania has a related form in Tanya.
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Around the world
Tania has relatives in 21 languages.
21 related names in 21 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Tania
- Tania SachdevIndian chess playerborn 1986
- Tania RaymondeAmerican actressborn 1988
- Tania MalletBritish actress and model (1941–2019)
- Tania CagnottoItalian diverborn 1985
- Tania LamarcaSpanish gymnastborn 1980
- Tania KhalillBrazilian actressborn 1977
- Tania BrugueraCuban installation and performance artist (born 1968)
- Tania MariaBrazilian musicianborn 1948
- Tania Di MarioItalian water polo playerborn 1979
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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