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Tanja

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Tanja: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2000

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2000 to 2000, ranging from #3247 to #3247.2000#3247#3247
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2000#3247

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 46 of the 61 years from 1952 to 2012.

In 2000: #360 among girls in Norway, #3247 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1952–2012 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #397 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–2012

    Highest recorded position: #60 among girls in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1952–2012).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2012

    Most recently recorded at #605 among girls in Norway, in 2012.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1952 to 2012. Highest recorded position: #60 in Norway in 1972.

Tanja's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2000England and Walesfemale#32474HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#6054HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#6224HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#5795HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#4977HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#5685HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#5595HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#36011HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#25118HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#20726HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#30114HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#22224HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#25819HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#20130HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#29316HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#26620HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#27120HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#22027HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#26121HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#30016HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#30216HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#29616HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#22922HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#22123HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#22623HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#20227HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#20127HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#16435HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#15637HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#11357HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#15539HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#8979HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#10468HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#9577HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#60133HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#8294HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#8590HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#9281HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#11851HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#17328HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#28413HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#32011HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#3778HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#32710HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#30410HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#4166HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#3975HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#4713HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Tanja is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Tanja, between 1952 and 2012, in 46 of those 61 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: highest position in 1972Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1972England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: highest position in 200019522012
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1952–201246#60 in 1972
Republic of Ireland19721#471 in 1972
England and Wales20001#3247 in 2000

Its high point came 28 years earlier in Norway (1972) than in England and Wales (2000).

No registrar recorded it for 8 years after 1952; it appears again in 1961.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Tanja

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1952–2012.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1952 to 2012. Highest recorded position: #60 in Norway in 1972. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.