Tanessa vs Tania

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

Name A

Tanessa

Girl name

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Name B

Tania

Girl name · Rank #1921

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Metric Tanessa Tania
Current Rank Unranked #1921
Total Births (all years) 382 28,796
Peak Year 1987 1993
Peak Year Births 23 846
Peak Decade 1980ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1972 1918

Births by Decade

Decade Tanessa Tania
1910ss — 5
1920ss — 11
1930ss — 83
1940ss — 234
1950ss — 576
1960ss — 2,864
1970ss 83 5,932
1980ss 138 4,248
1990ss 90 6,119
2000ss 64 6,179
2010ss 7 1,964
2020ss — 581

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tanessa Tania
2014 — 192
2015 7 155
2016 — 153
2017 — 187
2018 — 160
2019 — 142
2020 — 131
2021 — 105
2022 — 117
2023 — 125
2024 — 103

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, 1972–2015.

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