Tania means fairy queen — from the Latin Tatiana or connected to Titania, Shakespeare's fairy queen. A Midsummer Night's Dream's Titania rules the fairy kingdom. The compact single-N form feels modern and flowing. Three syllables of Shakespeare's fairy-queen, Tatiana-heritage, and the most compact way to rule the fairy kingdom.
Latin Tatiana or Shakespeare's Titania→compact Tania
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Latin / Russian roots
Tania connects to Tatiana or Titania — Shakespeare's fairy queen in A Midsummer Night's Dream who rules the fairy kingdom.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Compact form; Shakespeare's Titania.
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Today
Tania remains a beloved choice, ranking #1605 in the US. 28,857 babies have been named Tania since 1918.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Tania?
1993peak year
Today, Tania is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1605), with only about 138 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1993, 846 babies were given the name (ranked #316 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Tania has been declining in recent years. In all, around 28,857 babies have been registered as Tania since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Tania's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — fairy-queen adventure. People named Tania tend to be warm, enchanting, and gifted at ruling the fairy kingdom compactly.
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