Tanaia
The Achaeans or Akhaians is one of the names in Homer which is used to refer to the Greeks collectively.
Meaning & Origin of Tanaia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Achaeans or Akhaians is one of the names in Homer which is used to refer to the Greeks collectively.
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Etymology
The Story of Tanaia
Tanaia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1979, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 9 Tanaias were born — ranking #9,017 that year. As of 2026, Tanaia ranks #11,624 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 80 Tanaias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tanaia
Tanaia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 80 births in the dataset. Tanaia's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #9,017. Use the chart and map above to compare Tanaia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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