Recorded 1967–2010 Girls' name Peak 1971 48 births

Tahnya — girls' name

48 babies named Tahnya in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s151970s172000s112010s5
1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Tahnya was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tahnya in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tahnya

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Tahnya between 1967 and 2010, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tahnya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tahnya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tahnya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tahnya 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 48 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.

Tahnya at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

48

Since 1967

44 years of records

Peak year

1971

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1967

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2010

Tahnya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1967

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1971)
11
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4681012 2010200620011975197119691967 6

Tahnya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 35% of Tahnya's all-time total
1960s151970s172000s112010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tahnya?
48 babies have been named Tahnya since 1967. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1971 with 11 births.
When was Tahnya most popular?
Tahnya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Tahnya been used?
Tahnya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 44 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Tahnya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tahlia, Tahira, Tahirah, Tahnee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1967–2010 (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.