Entry № 0420 · Russian, Latin origin

Tatiana Tatiana — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ tah-tee-AH-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Russian, Latin
Meaning
"Of the Sabines"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 348
First recorded
Ancient (Latin)

A name that means "of the sabines".

Tatiana comes from the Latin Tatianus, the feminine of Tatianus, derived from Titus or possibly the Sabine king Titus Tatius. Saint Tatiana, a 3rd-century Christian martyr in Rome, gave her name to all subsequent Tatianas.

Tatiana is among the most popular girl names in Russia and across Eastern Europe. Pushkin's verse novel Eugene Onegin features a famous Tatiana. Today it sits in the U.S. top 350.

Russia's most literary name. Pushkin's heroine.

The name in its native script.

Татья́на
Transliteration
Tat'yana
Pronunciation
/ ˌtɑː.tiˈɑː.nə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Tatiana stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 348 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 187 in 1996
Babies named Tatiana · last year
887 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1976
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · №187 NOW · №348

Tatianas before her.

Real people
Tatiana Romanov
Daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
1897 – 1918
Tatiana Maslany
Canadian actress, star of Orphan Black.
born 1985
In fiction
Tatiana Larina
Heroine of Pushkin's Eugene Onegin.
1833 verse novel

Names connected to Tatiana.

The number behind Tatiana.

2

The Diplomat

Tatiana reduces to two — the number of grace and partnership.

Why families chose this name.

"My grandmother carried this name through the war. We carry it forward."
Olga · Mother of one · Moscow