Recorded 1976–2022 Girls' name Peak 1990 675 births

Tanae — girls' name

675 babies named Tanae in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s1481990s2302000s2072010s672020s5
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Tanae was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

31 babies were named Tanae in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanae

The Social Security Administration has registered 675 babies named Tanae between 1976 and 2022, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 230 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tanae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Tanae in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanae 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 675 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.

Tanae at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

675

Since 1976

47 years of records

Peak year

1990

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1976

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2022

Tanae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1976

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1990)
31
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Tanae by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
230 births that decade — 34% of Tanae's all-time total
1970s181980s1481990s2302000s2072010s672020s5

Tanae by state

Where Tanae concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tanae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
12 1.8%
#2 Maryland
10 1.5%
Michigan share of Tanae's total US births 1.8%
Even split

12 of 675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanae?
675 babies have been named Tanae since 1976. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1990 with 31 births.
When was Tanae most popular?
Tanae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 230 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Tanae most popular?
The top states for the name Tanae are Michigan (12 births), Maryland (10 births).
How long has the name Tanae been used?
Tanae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 47 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Tanae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanya, Tania, Tanisha, Tana, 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, 1976–2022 (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.