Recorded 1975–2022 Girls' name Peak 2006 139 births

Tanai — girls' name

139 babies named Tanai in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s161990s332000s612010s142020s5
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Tanai was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

13 babies were named Tanai in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanai

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Tanai between 1975 and 2022, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanai currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanai performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tanai shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanai 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 139 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.

Tanai at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

139

Since 1975

48 years of records

Peak year

2006

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1975

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2022

Tanai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1975

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
13
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
468101214 20222008200520001996198819781975 5

Tanai by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
61 births that decade — 44% of Tanai's all-time total
1970s101980s161990s332000s612010s142020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanai?
139 babies have been named Tanai since 1975. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 13 births.
When was Tanai most popular?
Tanai was most popular in the 2000s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Tanai been used?
Tanai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 48 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Tanai?
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, 1975–2022 (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.