Tanner vs Tan

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

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Tanner

Boy name · Rank #443

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Name B

Tan

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Metric Tanner Tan
Current Rank #443 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 96,980 586
Peak Year 1998 1985
Peak Year Births 4,704 29
Peak Decade 1990ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1976

Births by Decade

Decade Tanner Tan
1910ss 21 —
1920ss 22 —
1930ss 7 —
1950ss 8 —
1960ss 53 —
1970ss 816 39
1980ss 5,697 202
1990ss 37,396 178
2000ss 31,681 120
2010ss 17,180 47
2020ss 4,099 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tanner Tan
2014 1,865 —
2015 1,715 —
2016 1,605 —
2017 1,331 —
2018 1,141 7
2019 1,017 8
2020 980 —
2021 905 —
2022 783 —
2023 720 —
2024 711 —

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, 1913–2024.

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