Tatianna
A feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, perhaps meaning "of Tatius".
Name Census estimates that about 5,471 living Americans carry the first name Tatianna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tatianna today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tatianna births was 1999 (274 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tatianna. 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 Tatianna with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
5.5K
~ 1 in 62,649 Americans
Peak year
1999
274 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,921
Tracked since 1974
Census
Tatianna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,472 people with the first name Tatianna, which placed it at #4,250 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
#4,250
National first-name rank
People counted
4.5K
4,472 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
41.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tatianna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tatianna is Black at 41.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (31.8%) and White (16.2%). 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 Tatianna 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 Tatianna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American41.1% · 1,837
- Hispanic or Latino31.8% · 1,420
- White16.2% · 726
- Two or more races8.8% · 392
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 51
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 46
Popularity
Tatianna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tatianna from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 2,337 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
Tatianna 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 Tatianna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tatiannas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 31 states and territories. California, Florida, New York recorded the most babies named Tatianna, while Iowa, Hawaii, Arkansas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 126 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tatianna
The name Tatianna has its origins in ancient Roman culture, stemming from the feminine form of the Roman family name Tatius. It is believed to have been derived from the Sabine word "tati," meaning "father" or "chief."
The earliest known historical figure with this name was Tatianna, a Christian martyr who lived in the 3rd century AD during the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus. According to church records, she was a deaconess in the early Christian church who was tortured and executed for her faith.
In the 5th century, another notable Tatianna was Tatianna of Rome, a Christian saint and virgin martyr who was killed during the persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor Maximian. Her feast day is celebrated on January 25th in the Catholic Church.
During the Byzantine era, Tatianna was the name of a 9th-century princess who was the daughter of Emperor Michael III and his wife Eudokia Dekapolitissa. She was a member of the Amorian dynasty and lived from around 840 to 892 AD.
In the Renaissance period, Tatianna was the name of an Italian painter and sculptor who lived from 1499 to 1557. Born in Urbino, Tatianna di Raffaello was a student of the renowned artist Raphael and is known for her religious paintings and sculptures.
Another historical figure with this name was Tatianna Proskouriakova, a Russian ballerina and choreographer who lived from 1909 to 1994. She was a prima ballerina with the Kirov Ballet (now known as the Mariinsky Ballet) and later became a prominent choreographer and teacher in the United States.
People
Tatianna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tatianna 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
Tatianna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tatianna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5,471 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tatianna 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 62,649 US residents.
Is Tatianna a common name?
We classify Tatianna as "Rare". It ranks above 96.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5,595 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tatianna most popular?
The single biggest year for Tatianna was 1999, when 274 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tatianna is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tatianna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,472 people with the name Tatianna, or 1.48 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,250 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 Tatianna 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 Tatianna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tatianna appears almost entirely female. Of the 4,468 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 Tatianna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tatianna is Black at 41.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (31.8%) and White (16.2%). 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 Tatianna most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tatianna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 41.1% (1,837 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 Tatianna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tatianna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tatianna 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 Tatianna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tatianna 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 Tatianna 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 Americans are named Tatianna?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.