Tanya Roberts
There are approximately 125 people named Tanya Roberts living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,742,035 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Tanya with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Roberts. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
125
1 in 2,742,035
Named Tanya
103K
Alive today
Named Roberts
415K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 103K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1974
Average age: 50
Top Census group: White (57.5%)
Estimated bearers: 415K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #51
Per 100K: 121.13
Top ancestry: White (74.2%)
First name trend
Tanya: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Tanya. The peak year was 1974 with 6,037 births. The average person named Tanya today is 50 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tanya
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Tanya, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 57.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tanya described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Tanya at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White57.5% · 60,794
- Black or African American19.6% · 20,694
- Hispanic or Latino13.9% · 14,680
- Two or more races4.3% · 4,511
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.6% · 3,836
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 1,258
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Roberts surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Roberts, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 74.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Roberts described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Roberts at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White74.2% · 268,689
- Black or African American16.3% · 59,153
- Two or more races4.4% · 15,889
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 12,596
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 2,947
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 2,775
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Tanya has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0301% of the US population, based on 103,116 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Tanya right now.
The surname Roberts appears at a rate of 121.13 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1211%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 125 people with the full name Tanya Roberts. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Tanya Roberts: questions and answers
How many people are named Tanya Roberts?
We estimate approximately 125 people in the United States share the full name Tanya Roberts. That works out to about 1 in 2,742,035 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0301%) with the surname frequency (121.13 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Tanya Roberts?
We classify Tanya Roberts as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,742,035 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Tanya a male or female name?
Tanya is predominantly female. Out of 117,217 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Tanya profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Tanya Roberts?
You can see how common the name Tanya Roberts is on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.