Boys' name · since 2004
Tanav
Tanav has 138 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,336 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 138
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
138 boys have been named Tanav since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tanav recorded 138 times among boys since 2004, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2021.
- #15,336 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 138 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanav ranks #15,336 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 138 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,336 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 138
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tanav's 138 recorded births place it above 66.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tanav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tanav's full recorded timeline at 2012, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tanav popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2021
- Peak year (2013)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Tanav by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (87 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Tanav's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Tanav births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 87 births (63% of all-time use).
Tanav by state
Where Tanav concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 11.6% |
16 of 138 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tanav's data
- Tanav's decade-level peak was the 2010s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tanavs (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tanav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2004–2021 (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 Tanav 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.