Recorded 1979–2004 Girls' name Peak 1997 80 births

Tanaia — girls' name

80 babies named Tanaia in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s231990s272000s25
1990s
Peak decade

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

1997
Single peak year

9 babies were named Tanaia in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tanaia

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Tanaia between 1979 and 2004, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tanaia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tanaia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tanaia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tanaia 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 80 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.

Tanaia at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

80

Since 1979

26 years of records

Peak year

1997

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1979

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2004

Tanaia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1979

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1997)
9
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Tanaia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
27 births that decade — 34% of Tanaia's all-time total
1970s51980s231990s272000s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tanaia?
80 babies have been named Tanaia since 1979. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1997 with 9 births.
When was Tanaia most popular?
Tanaia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Tanaia been used?
Tanaia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 26 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Tanaia?
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, 1979–2004 (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.