Tunja
Tunja is a municipality and city on the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, in the region known as the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, 130 km northeast of Bogotá. In 2018 the municipality had a population of 172,548. It is the capital of Boyacá department and the Central Boyacá Province. Tunja is an important educational centre of well-known universities.
Meaning & Origin of Tunja
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tunja is a municipality and city on the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, in the region known as the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, 130 km northeast of Bogotá. In 2018 the municipality had a population of 172,548. It is the capital of Boyacá department and the Central Boyacá Province. Tunja is an important educational centre of well-known universities.
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The Story of Tunja
Tunja first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1964, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1964, when 10 Tunjas were born — ranking #4,355 that year. As of 2026, Tunja ranks #6,362 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 22 Tunjas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Tunja
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- Jair Bernal , former professional cyclist
- Iván Casas , professional cyclist
- Francisca Josefa de la Concepción , Criollo nun
- Pedro Antonio Herrera , professional cyclist
- José Ibáñez , former professional cyclist
- Diego Molano Vega , politician
- Gustavo Nieto Roa , film director
- Juan Carlos Pinzón , ambassador of Colombia to the United States
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About the name Tunja
Tunja is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Tunja's peak popularity came in 1964 when it ranked #4,355. Use the chart and map above to compare Tunja'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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