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 [ 2 syll. ta-nya, tan-ya ] The girl name Tanya is pronounced TAANYah KEY. Tanya is of Latin origin, and it is used largely in the English and Russian languages. Tanya is a pet form of Tatjana (German, Russian, and Slavic). Tanita (English pet form) is a variant of Tanya. Tanya is an all-time favorite. Today it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for girls, though not to the extent it was before. The name's popularity jumped from the 1930s up to the 1970s. At the modest peak of its usage in 1974, 0.382% of baby girls were given the name Tanya. Its ranking then was #46. The baby name has since suffered a substantial decline in popularity. In 2008, it ranked at #843 with a usage of only 0.016%, but it was nonetheless the most frequently used out of all girl names in its group. Baby names that sound like Tanya include Tanaya (Indian), Tania (English, Italian, and Romanian), Tawnya (English), Tonya (English and Russian), Tahnee (English), Taima, Taina (English), Tama (English and Russian), Tamaa (English), Tami (English and Japanese), Tamie (English), Tamma (English), Tammi (English), Tammie (English), Tammy (English), Tamy (English), Tani (Japanese, English, and Hausa), Tatum (English), Tauna (English), and Tauni (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Tanya: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
