Girls' name · since 1992
Tanajah
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 300 babies named Tanajah, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 300
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
300 girls have been named Tanajah since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanajah has been recorded 300 times among girls since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2015.
- #15,917 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 300 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanajah ranks #15,917 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 300 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 300
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanajah's 300 recorded births place it above 77.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Tanajah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tanajah's full recorded timeline at 2003, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tanajah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2015
- Peak year (2003)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Tanajah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (181 births, 60% of the file).
2000s was Tanajah's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Tanajah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
181 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 181 births (60% of all-time use).
Tanajah by state
Where Tanajah concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 16 | 5.3% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.7% |
16 of 300 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Tanajah's data
- Tanajah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (181 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Tanajahs (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tanajah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tanajah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.