Tanya
Tanya is a female given name: 99% of people named Tanya are women, and it is recorded as female in 13 of the 13 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan
- US births since 1880
- 405 male / 116,401 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Tanya
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Tanya," in English, "Guten Tag Tanya," in German. Tanya is a female given name: about 99% of people named Tanya are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Tanya,
German
Guten Tag Tanya,
French
Bonjour Tanya,
Spanish
Estimado/a Tanya:
Chinese
Tanya您好：
Japanese
Tanya様
English
Hi Tanya,
German
Hi Tanya,
French
Salut Tanya,
Spanish
Hola Tanya,
Chinese
Tanya你好：
Japanese
Tanyaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Bulgaria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Azerbaijan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belarus | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ukraine | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Moldova | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Arabic and Persian countries | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 13 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
405 male · 116,401 female · 116,806 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tanya a male or female name?
Tanya is a female given name: 99% of people named Tanya are women, and it is recorded as female in 13 of the 13 countries covered.
How do I address Tanya in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Tanya," in English, "Guten Tag Tanya," in German. Tanya is a female given name: about 99% of people named Tanya are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Tanya a unisex name?
Tanya is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Tanya are men. Tanya leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Tanya a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tanya (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tanya,
title = {Is Tanya a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tanya},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}