Tanay vs Tan

Side-by-side comparison of Tanay and Tan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tanay

Boy name · Rank #7996

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Name B

Tan

Boy name

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Metric Tanay Tan
Current Rank #7996 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 563 586
Peak Year 2007 1985
Peak Year Births 38 29
Peak Decade 2000ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1998 1976

Births by Decade

Decade Tanay Tan
1970ss — 39
1980ss — 202
1990ss 14 178
2000ss 247 120
2010ss 224 47
2020ss 78 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tanay Tan
2014 18 —
2015 26 —
2016 32 —
2017 19 —
2018 18 7
2019 16 8
2020 20 —
2021 15 —
2022 18 —
2023 15 —
2024 10 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1998–2024.

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