Rising since 2020, #7,885 for girls today.
Popularity of Tanaya since 1970
Babies named Tanaya per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 209 |
| 1980s | 321 |
| 1990s | 513 |
| 2000s | 771 |
| 2010s | 248 |
| 2020s | 66 |
Meaning & origin
Tanaya is a modern girls' name that first entered U.S. birth records in 1970. Though never common, it reached its peak rank of 7,885 in 2005, when approximately 1 in 123,636 girls received the name. After declining in the 2010s, it has been rising again since 2020. The name is part of a broader trend of melodic, a-ending names like Maya and Kira. Its etymology is unclear; it may have been formed by blending elements of Tanya or Tana with a fashionable -ya suffix. No top states for Tanaya were recorded, suggesting its use is spread thinly across the country.
Tanaya first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1970. It may be a blend of sounds from names like Tanya and Tania, or a respelling of Tana with a fashionable -ya suffix. Its rise in the 2000s aligns with a trend toward melodic, vowel-ending girls' names. There is no known meaning in any source language; the name is best understood as a modern coinage.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Tana, Naya
Sibling names for Tanaya
Names that share Tanaya's style, for a brother or sister.
