The best thing about the name Tanja: It's a name you will not find much in the US. It is quite common in my home country, Germany, but rather unique here. I really like my name.
The worst thing about the name: Americans seems to be challenged when it comes to pronouncing my name at times. j is pronounced like a Y here.
If my name wasn`t Tanja....: That would put a lot of pressure on the parents if naming their children would have such impact on their lives, wouldn't it?
Extra information:
Tanja doesn`t appear in 2007`s top-1000 name list. The last time Tanja appeared in the top-1000 was 38 years ago, in 1970. It ranked #878 in that year. . 1970 was a `top year` for the name Tanja. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #878. The last time Tanja appeared among the most common names was in 1970. Our records go back to 1880