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.

Name A

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) 97,625 586
Peak Year 1998 1985
Peak Year Births 4,704 29
Peak Decade 1990s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1976

Births by Decade

Decade Tanner Tan
1910s 21 -
1920s 22 -
1930s 7 -
1950s 8 -
1960s 53 -
1970s 817 39
1980s 5,694 202
1990s 37,392 178
2000s 31,681 120
2010s 17,185 47
2020s 4,745 -

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tanner Tan
2014 1,866 -
2015 1,715 -
2016 1,605 -
2017 1,331 -
2018 1,142 7
2019 1,019 8
2020 980 -
2021 905 -
2022 784 -
2023 721 -
2024 714 -
2025 641 -

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, 1913–2025.

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