Tatijana
A feminine name of Russian origin meaning "paragon of femininity".
Name Census estimates that about 66 living Americans carry the first name Tatijana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tatijana today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tatijana births was 1991 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tatijana. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Tatijana. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
66
~ 1 in 5,193,248 Americans
Peak year
1991
10 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2007 SSA rank
#15,328
Tracked since 1988
Census
Tatijana in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 128 people with the first name Tatijana, which placed it at #49,019 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
#49,019
National first-name rank
People counted
128
128 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
58.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tatijana
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tatijana is White at 58.6%. The next largest groups are Black (16.4%) and Two or More Races (12.5%). 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 Tatijana 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 Tatijana at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White58.6% · 75
- Black or African American16.4% · 21
- Two or more races12.5% · 16
- Hispanic or Latino10.9% · 14
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 2
Popularity
Tatijana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tatijana from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 45 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Tatijana remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tatijana 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 Tatijana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tatijana
Tatijana is a feminine given name with origins tracing back to the Late Latin name Tatiana. The name likely emerged from an ancient Roman family name, potentially derived from the Latin word "Tatius," which means a member of the Sabine-Roman family or clan.
The name Tatiana gained popularity during the early Christian era, as it was borne by a 3rd-century Roman Christian martyr, Saint Tatiana of Rome. She was a deaconess who suffered martyrdom during the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus in the year 226 or 235 AD. Her feast day is celebrated on January 12th in the Catholic Church.
The name Tatijana is a variant spelling of Tatiana, which has been used in various Slavic languages, including Russian, Serbian, Croatian, and Macedonian. It was particularly prevalent in Russia, where the name was given to several notable historical figures.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Tatijana is Princess Tatiana Yuryevna of Russia, who lived from 1510 to 1592. She was a daughter of Yuri Vasilyevich, Prince of Dmitrov, and a member of the Rurik dynasty.
Another prominent figure was Tsarina Tatiana Mikhailovna of Russia, who lived from 1636 to 1705. She was the second wife of Tsar Alexis I of Russia and the mother of Tsar Peter the Great.
In the 19th century, Grand Duchess Tatiana Romanova of Russia, born in 1897 and tragically executed in 1918, was the second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last Russian emperor.
Outside of Russia, one notable bearer of the name was Tatiana Troyanos, an American mezzo-soprano opera singer of Greek descent, who lived from 1938 to 1993. She was highly acclaimed for her performances in operas by composers such as Verdi, Puccini, and Stravinsky.
In literature, the name Tatiana gained prominence through Alexander Pushkin's verse novel "Eugene Onegin," published in 1833. The character of Tatiana Larina, a romantic and idealistic young woman, became an enduring symbol of Russian femininity and a beloved figure in Russian culture.
People
Tatijana + last name combinations
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Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tatijana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tatijana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 66 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tatijana 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 5,193,248 US residents.
Is Tatijana a common name?
We classify Tatijana as "Very Rare". It ranks above 58.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 68 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tatijana most popular?
The single biggest year for Tatijana was 1991, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tatijana is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tatijana in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 128 people with the name Tatijana, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #49,019 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 Tatijana 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 Tatijana?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tatijana leans strongly female. 133 people counted with this name were female (98.5%), compared with 2 male bearers (1.5%). 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 Tatijana?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tatijana is White at 58.6%. The next largest groups are Black (16.4%) and Two or More Races (12.5%). 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 Tatijana most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Tatijana in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.6% (75 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 Tatijana in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tatijana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tatijana 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 Tatijana still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tatijana 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 Tatijana 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 have the name Tatijana?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.