Tanya - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Tanya \t(a)-nya, tan-ya\ is pronounced TAHN-ya. It is of Russian origin. Short form of Tatiana or Titania. Taina (TAY-nah) is a Scandinavian form. Notorious Tonya Harding has negatively influenced the name. See also Tawny. Photographer Tana Hoban; country singer Tanya Tucker.

Tanya has 19 variant forms: Tahna, Tahnee, Tahni, Tahnia, Tahnya, Taina, Tana, Tanamaree, Tanazia, Tanee, Taneea, Tania, Tanita, Tanja, Tarnya, Tawnya, Tonnya, Tonya and Tonyah.

For more information, see also the related name Latanya.

Baby names that sound like Tanya are Danya, Tanaya and Tanea.

Tanya is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Tanya. Click here to compare Tanya with related baby names.