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Meaning of the nameTânia

Tânia is a female name taken from Russian Tánja (Таня), a diminutive of Tatiana, a name of Roman origin and uncertain meaning.

Meaning

The meaning of Tânia is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
157,458
Rank in Brazil
#214
Median age
54 years
2010 Census
172,608
people

Tânia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Tânia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (62,546 people).

156,895 women 563 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Tânia is most common

States with the highest share of people named Tânia in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.150%
  2. Rio de Janeiro 0.141%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.113%
  4. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.087%
  5. Espírito Santo 0.085%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo36,5030.082%
Rio de Janeiro22,6370.141%
Rio Grande do Sul16,3070.150%
Minas Gerais15,6810.076%
Bahia10,5760.075%
Paraná9,4090.082%
Santa Catarina8,5840.113%
Goiás4,3950.062%
Pernambuco3,5850.040%
Espírito Santo3,2440.085%
Pará3,0580.038%
Ceará2,9020.033%
Mato Grosso do Sul2,3930.087%
Maranhão2,3350.035%
Distrito Federal2,2840.081%
Mato Grosso2,2380.061%
Sergipe1,7370.079%
Rio Grande do Norte1,6320.049%
Alagoas1,5900.051%
Amazonas1,5270.039%
Paraíba1,4830.037%
Piauí1,0440.032%
Rondônia8020.051%
Tocantins6250.041%
Acre3230.039%
Amapá3110.042%
Roraima2530.040%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Tânia

Wiktionary records Tânia as a borrowing from Russian Та́ня (Tánja), and Behind the Name explains Tanya as a Russian diminutive of Tatiana. Tatiana is the feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, derived from the family name Tatius, which Behind the Name gives as of unknown meaning, perhaps of Sabine origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 157,458 people named Tânia, almost always women, with a median age of 54; the name has the most records among women born in the 1960s and, proportionally, is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Tânia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Tanya · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Tatiana · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Behind the Name: Tatius · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Tânia

What does the name Tânia mean?

The meaning of Tânia is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Tânia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 157,458 people with the first name Tânia, which ranks it number 214 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Tânia a boy's or a girl's name?

Tânia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 156,895 women and 563 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Tânia?

Tânia is a name of Slavic and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Tânia most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.150% of the state's population is named Tânia (16,307 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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