Recorded 1967–2009 Girls' name Peak 1985 919 births

Tahnee — girls' name

919 babies named Tahnee in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s601970s2081980s4341990s1922000s25
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Tahnee was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

83 babies were named Tahnee in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tahnee

The Social Security Administration has registered 919 babies named Tahnee between 1967 and 2009, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tahnee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 83 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tahnee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 434 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tahnee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 130 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arizona and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Tahnee in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tahnee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 919 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tahnee at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

919

Since 1967

43 years of records

Peak year

1985

83 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1967

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2009

Tahnee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1967

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1985)
83
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
020406080100 200919981993198819831978197319681967 17

Tahnee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
434 births that decade — 47% of Tahnee's all-time total
1960s601970s2081980s4341990s1922000s25

Tahnee by state

Where Tahnee concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Tahnee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
130 14.1%
#2 Arizona
13 1.4%
#3 New York
6 0.7%
#4 Texas
6 0.7%
#5 Hawaii
5 0.5%
#6 Pennsylvania
5 0.5%
California share of Tahnee's total US births 14.1%
Even split

130 of 919 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tahnee?
919 babies have been named Tahnee since 1967. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1985 with 83 births.
When was Tahnee most popular?
Tahnee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 434 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Tahnee most popular?
The top states for the name Tahnee are California (130 births), Arizona (13 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Tahnee been used?
Tahnee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 43 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Tahnee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tahlia, Tahira, Tahirah, Tahani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1967–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.