Tatayana
Russian feminine form of Tatiana, meaning "fairy princess" or "born on a festive day".
Name Census estimates that about 205 living Americans carry the first name Tatayana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tatayana today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tatayana births was 1998 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tatayana. 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.
People living today
205
~ 1 in 1,671,972 Americans
Peak year
1998
28 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2007 SSA rank
#15,326
Tracked since 1991
Census
Tatayana in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 191 people with the first name Tatayana, which placed it at #39,504 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
#39,504
National first-name rank
People counted
191
191 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
73.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tatayana
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tatayana is Black at 73.8%. The next largest groups are White (11.0%) and Two or More Races (9.9%). 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 Tatayana 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 Tatayana at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American73.8% · 141
- White11.0% · 21
- Two or more races9.9% · 19
- Hispanic or Latino4.7% · 9
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Popularity
Tatayana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tatayana from the 1990s through to the 2000s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 154 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Tatayana remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tatayana 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 Tatayana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tatayanas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Tatayana
The name Tatayana originated from the Russian language and culture. It is a feminine form of the male name Tatianus, which is derived from the Latin name Tatius. Tatius was an ancient Sabine king who ruled during the 8th century BC alongside Romulus, the legendary founder of Rome.
The earliest recorded use of the name Tatayana dates back to the 4th century AD. It was mentioned in the accounts of the Christian martyrs Tatiana of Rome and Tatiana of Gaza, who lived during the 3rd and 4th centuries respectively. The name gained popularity in Russia and other Slavic countries due to the influence of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
One of the most notable historical figures with the name Tatayana was Tatiana Romanova, the second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last emperor of Russia. She was born in 1897 and executed along with her family by the Bolsheviks in 1918 during the Russian Revolution.
Another famous Tatayana was Tatiana Proskouriakoff, an American archaeologist and expert on the Maya civilization. She was born in 1909 and made significant contributions to the understanding of Maya hieroglyphic writing and the decipherment of Maya inscriptions.
In the realm of literature, Tatayana Tolstaya, a Russian writer and essayist, has gained recognition for her works exploring contemporary Russian society. She was born in 1951 and is a descendant of the renowned author Leo Tolstoy.
The name Tatayana has also been associated with notable figures in the arts. Tatayana Samoilova, a Russian actress born in 1934, is remembered for her performance in the classic Soviet film "The Cranes are Flying," for which she won the Cannes Film Festival award for Best Actress in 1958.
Another prominent Tatayana was Tatayana Goricheva, a Russian gymnast who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. She won two gold medals and was part of the Soviet team that dominated the gymnastics events during that era.
People
Tatayana + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tatayana 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
Tatayana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tatayana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 205 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tatayana 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 1,671,972 US residents.
Is Tatayana a common name?
We classify Tatayana as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 210 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tatayana most popular?
The single biggest year for Tatayana was 1998, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tatayana is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tatayana in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 191 people with the name Tatayana, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #39,504 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 Tatayana 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 Tatayana?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tatayana leans strongly female. 190 people counted with this name were female (98.4%), compared with 3 male bearers (1.6%). 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 Tatayana?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tatayana is Black at 73.8%. The next largest groups are White (11.0%) and Two or More Races (9.9%). 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 Tatayana most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tatayana in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.8% (141 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 Tatayana in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tatayana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tatayana 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 Tatayana still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tatayana 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 Tatayana 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 common is the name Tatayana?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Tatayana, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.