Given name
Tatjana
“queen of the fairies”
In German use, Tatjana is a variant of Tatiana. One Slavic interpretation is “queen of the fairies.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Tatjana is a variant 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 German use, Tatjana is a variant of Tatiana. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German usage, Tatjana developed from Tatiana.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tatjana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 424
- 0 boys · 424 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 26 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,615 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.
Tatjana’s family of names
In German usage, Tatjana developed from the Latin form Tatiana. In Dutch usage, Tatjana has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Tania. In German usage, Tatjana has a related form in Tatiana.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Tatjana has relatives in 12 languages.
12 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
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 Tatjana
- Tatjana SmithSouth African swimmerborn 1997
- Tatjana MariaGerman tennis playerborn 1987
- TajčiCroatian singerborn 1970
- Tatjana PatitzGerman model and actress (1966–2023)
- Tatjana Hüfnerlugerborn 1983
- Tatyana McFaddenAmerican para athletics competitor (born 1989)
- Tatjana PintoPortuguese athleteborn 1992
- Tatjana ŠimićDutch actress (born 1963)
- Tatjana Saisactress (1910-1981)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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