Meaning: Its source is Tatiana, a Russian name meaning "Fairy princess."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English, Russian, Serbian, Croatian and Bulgarian.

Nickname For: Tatiana

Compound Forms: Tanjanika

Alternative Spellings: Tanhya, Tania, Tanja, Tannya, Taunia, Taunya and Tawnia

Variant Forms: Latanya, Tana, Tanea, Taneia, Taneya, Tanija, Taniya, Tanoya, Tanyia, Tawnya, Tenna and Thanya

Popularity: The name Tanya ranked 580th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 237th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name makes a strong showing in state popularity data of the 1970s, but makes few (if any) appearances on lists compiled after that period.