Given name
Tatyana
“queen of the fairies”
In French use, Tatyana has a related form in Tatiana. One Slavic interpretation is “queen of the fairies.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Tatyana has a related form in Tatiana. One Slavic interpretation is “queen of the fairies.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In French use, Tatyana has a related form in Tatiana. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tatyana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,305
- 0 boys · 10,305 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 1,161 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,522 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −66%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,522 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 65.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,161 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 18,670 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.
Tatyana’s family of names
In French usage, Tatyana has a diminutive in Tanya. In French usage, Tatyana has a related form in Tatiana.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Tatyana
- Tatyana AliAmerican actress and singerborn 1979
- Tatyana KotovaRussian athleteborn 1976
- Tatyana ElizarenkovaRussian linguist (1929–2007)
- Tatyana LazarevaSoviet actressborn 1966
- Tatyana FazlalizadehAmerican artistborn 1985
- Tatyana GigelRussian politician (born 1960)
- Tatyana GoldfarbSoviet pianist (1914-1964)1913–1964
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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