Tatiyana
A feminine name of Russian origin meaning "honoured, celebrated".
Name Census estimates that about 2,103 living Americans carry the first name Tatiyana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tatiyana today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tatiyana births was 1999 (173 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tatiyana. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Tatiyana with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
2.1K
~ 1 in 162,984 Americans
Peak year
1999
173 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2022 SSA rank
#15,117
Tracked since 1987
Census
Tatiyana in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,685 people with the first name Tatiyana, which placed it at #8,580 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,580
National first-name rank
People counted
1.7K
1,685 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
61.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tatiyana
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tatiyana is Black at 61.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (15.8%) and White (11.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tatiyana described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tatiyana at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American61.9% · 1,043
- Hispanic or Latino15.8% · 267
- White11.3% · 191
- Two or more races9.0% · 151
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 18
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 15
Popularity
Tatiyana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tatiyana from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 1,052 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tatiyana by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tatiyana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tatiyanas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 21 states and territories. Florida, New York, California recorded the most babies named Tatiyana, while Connecticut, Arizona, Wisconsin recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 55 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tatiyana
The name Tatiyana is a feminine given name of Russian origin, derived from the Latin name Tatiana. The name Tatiana itself is believed to have originated from the Roman family name Tatius, which comes from the Sabine word "tata," meaning "father" or "chief."
The name Tatiyana gained widespread popularity in Russia and other Slavic countries due to its association with the 3rd-century Christian martyr, Saint Tatiana. According to legend, Saint Tatiana was a young Roman deaconess who suffered martyrdom during the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus in the early 3rd century AD. Her feast day is celebrated on January 25th in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and she is considered the patron saint of students and education.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tatiyana can be found in the Russian Primary Chronicle, a 12th-century historical text that chronicles the origins of the Kievan Rus' and the early history of the Eastern Slavic people. In this text, the name Tatiyana is mentioned in the context of various noble families and princely marriages.
Throughout history, several notable women have borne the name Tatiyana. One of the most famous was Tatiyana Romanova (1510-1560), the second wife of Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible), the first Tsar of Russia. Another notable Tatiyana was Tatiyana Nikolaevna Larina (1784-1863), a Russian noblewoman and the wife of the poet Alexander Pushkin, who immortalized her in his novel "Eugene Onegin."
Other notable women named Tatiyana include Tatiyana Samarina (1804-1876), a Russian philanthropist and social reformer; Tatiyana Nikitichna Yablochkina (1917-2005), a Soviet pilot and decorated World War II veteran; and Tatiyana Ostapenko (born 1978), a former professional tennis player from Germany.
Historically, the name Tatiyana has been widely used in Russia and other Eastern European countries, particularly in the Orthodox Christian tradition. It continues to be a popular name in these regions, although its usage has also spread to other parts of the world due to migration and cultural exchange.
People
Tatiyana + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tatiyana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tatiyana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tatiyana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,103 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tatiyana going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 162,984 US residents.
Is Tatiyana a common name?
We classify Tatiyana as "Rare". It ranks above 93.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,145 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tatiyana most popular?
The single biggest year for Tatiyana was 1999, when 173 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tatiyana is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tatiyana in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,685 people with the name Tatiyana, or 0.56 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,580 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tatiyana in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tatiyana?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tatiyana appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,682 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tatiyana?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tatiyana is Black at 61.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (15.8%) and White (11.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tatiyana most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tatiyana in the 2020 Census, accounting for 61.9% (1,043 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tatiyana in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tatiyana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tatiyana in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tatiyana still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tatiyana in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tatiyana can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Tatiyana?
See how many people share the name Tatiyana on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.