Unisex name · since 1998
Tanay
Tanay has 573 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,274 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,978 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 573
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanay currently ranks #7978 among unisex names in America, with 573 babies recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Tanay recorded 573 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #7978 nationally today, ahead of 43% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #7,274 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,978 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 573 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tanay ranks #7,274 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,978 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 573 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,274 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,978 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 573
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tanay's 573 recorded births place it above 84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Tanay compares
573 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tanay's all-time total is 55% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tanay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 573 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tanay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tanay splits its recorded history at 2012: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tanay popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Tanay popularity over time - girls
331 total births recorded since 1977 (Tanay as girls' name)
Tanay by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (247 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Tanay's strongest decade.
247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Tanay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
247 births
- 2010s
2010s
224 births
- 2020s 88
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 247 births (43% of all-time use).
How Tanay compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tanay's total volume
Tanay by state
Where Tanay concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 80 | 14.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 12 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 12 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
80 of 573 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Tanay's data
- Tanay's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (247 total births) through the 2020s (88) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Tanays (80 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 Tanay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Tanay 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.